I found this sleeping wild bee early in the morning on a Swiss alpine meadow. I searched for an hour in vain, the sun has just risen and as I was already walking towards my car, I spotted it just a few meters before the parking lot and had to try before it woke up.

Taken with a Canon R5, 100mm macro lens. Stack of 40 images on a tripod. The rising sun gave nice backlight. After focus stacking, only basic Lightroom adjustments where made like color enhancement, sharpening or cloning out some impurities.

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