My official step into macro C+C please

[Dom6663]

In the last week I have come across a Takumar 55mm f1.8 and, a nice little pentax bellows just today. Anyway I got home assembled my equipment and went out shooting for a couple minutes in my back yard. These images i consider my first step into macro! :thumbup:

 

[J.Wolfe]

first is pretty basic and straight forward in context, kinda boring. but the 2nd on the other hand is quality stuff. Great mood/feel/tones captured.

 

[DiskoJoe]

it would help to get a real macro lens if you want to do macro

 

[KenC]

The second one is interesting, but the large bright area on the right I think detracts. You could either darken this area slightly, which would be very tricky to do well, or crop about a third of the image on the right, which would leave you with something that still works, and possibly better.

 

[Dom6663]

it would help to get a real macro lens if you want to do macro

Some of the best macro shots I have ever seen are taken with extension tubes or bellows. Also the Super Takumar optics rival that of canon L or in some situations even Zeiss.
Basically why spend $1000 on a new lens when I can spend $50 on something that can be equally as sharp