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Name: Clémence Till
Picture title: First flights missed
Category: Youth
Nationality:
 Switzerland
Occupation: I’m not a full-time photographer. I’m a student in my last year of high school, my majors are Biology and Chemistry. I also play Ice Hockey during my free time.

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: Canon EF16-35mm f/2.8
EXIF:1/320s, f/2.8, ISO 800, 16mm

 

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Clémence Till | First flights missed

Name: Clémence Till
Picture title: First flights missed
Category: Youth
Nationality:
 Switzerland
Occupation: I’m not a full-time photographer. I’m a student in my last year of high school, my majors are Biology and Chemistry. I also play Ice Hockey during my free time.

Technical information
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: Canon EF16-35mm f/2.8
EXIF:1/320s, f/2.8, ISO 800, 16mm

Clémence Till says:

In the Bernese part of the Jura mountain range in Switzerland, there are forests of large beech trees. This is an ideal habitat for the Boreal owl (Aegolius funereus). I had the chance to observe young individuals thanks to an ornithologist friend of mine who took me one day to see a brood whose location he knew as part of a census. I was able to observe this young owl around its nest’s tree for a few minutes.

It was probably experiencing its first flight in spring and must still have had some difficulty flying correctly as I found it on the ground when I arrived in the area. I first kept some distance and then approached gently and laid down on the ground near it. I took this opportunity to use the wide-angle lens to photograph it in its environment and with the sunset in the background. I didn’t stay long at all and then moved away from it to avoid disturbance. The little owl seemed surprised and disoriented to be on the ground. The number of Boreal owls is decreasing in Switzerland. That is why the census and the implementation of measures such as the installation of nest boxes are very important to protect this species. I took this picture in a valley near the city of Biel, in the canton of Bern.

About Clémence Till:

About Clémence Till:

Switzerland

Since I was young, my curiosity has been focused on nature and more particularly on animals. This is thanks to my childhood travels and the passion passed on by my family. But it is only in 2019 that I started photography during a trip to Kenya. Wildlife photography quickly became a passion. Then in 2020, I rediscovered the wildlife around my hometown during the semi-confinement. By changing my eyes and sharpening my senses, I was able to observe species that I would not have thought to meet. Since I got my first camera, I try as often as possible to take it with me on my outings in the forest and on my holiday trips. This is how I seize every opportunity to observe and if possible to photograph beautiful wild moments with humility and respect. My goal is to share and show what we all need to preserve: animals in their natural habitat. I would like to study biology and use photography as a medium for my work.

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