I’ve just subscribed to The Daily Post where each week there is a photo challenge. Here is my first attempt. I bought a compact macro for my CanonEos 450D about a year and a half ago and never have got to grips with it, my shots always disappoint me. I probably thought that just screwing it on would be enough for me to suddenly take amazing photos – wrong! Anyway today I had about 30 tries at the Echinacea, beginning on fully auto, hopeless as the flash cut in. Then I tried aperture value, slightly better, and then being really brave I went fully manual and this is the result. I’m not that pleased with the result but too lazy to get the tripod out to make it any better! I’ve signed up for a digital photography course with the Open University in October, so maybe…just maybe, I’ll make some progress.
Lucid Gypsy 
Hi! Its a lovely photo. I have just been given a DSLR Nikon D3100 and taking pics all over the place most of which I to delete. I thought I could learn just by sheer practice but I am going to look for a course now. Good luck with yours.
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t189.htm
Hi Ronnie and thanks for your comment. Have you looked at this course? it’s the one i’m going to do.
Thank you! I have looked at several but never thought about OU. I will investigate further, it would be fun to know someone else doing the same course. Are you on Twitter or/and FB?
Yes I’m me on FB and Nkeiruka also me on twitter!
cool image 🙂
Thank you thats so sweet!
Very, very pretty.
Ah but your water lily is amazing!
I think it’s a gorgeous photo Gilly, and the colours are stunning. I have lots of trouble taking really close up shots so I think yours is great!
Thank you, your blog is fascinating!
Oooooo! I so love this photo – the depth of field effect is particularly nice. Thanks for sharing and all the best in your course 🙂
Thanks Erie, not able to see yours but I’m sure its great!
Lovely!
Beautiful photo. Great job!
Fantastic photo. It makes me realize I really need to invest in a macro lens one of these days 🙂
I appreciate your wp design, wherever did you down load it from?
its just wordpress twenty ten!
beautiful! i like the depth of view!
Great colours and excellent use of the aperture 🙂
Thanks Martin I got lucky!
beautiful composition of echniceas. thank you for sharing.
Kris your photos are stunning!