How Macro Can You Go?

Hi, sorry for the late update! :) This time, i want to share with you guys, some of my macro pictures.

Firstly, what is Macro? Macro is the term in photography for close up focus on a subject. Most of the time, the subjects involve are, flowers, insects, details stuffs, words from books, or letters or electronic circuit board. Here's some of my shots.

Pictures taken with Canon Powershot A470

Flowers:

~ I thinks this flower is cute. It's actually very small flower, i dont know it's name. In my country (Malaysia), they call it Bunga Semalu. Semalu comes from the word "malu", which means shy. The leaves of this plant, will "close it's self up" when something touches them.~

Exposure Time : 1/160 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F-Stop : f/9
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto


~ Really one beautiful, redish flower.~

Exposure Time : 1/60 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-80
F-Stop : f/3
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Manual


~This "seeds" or "fruits" are from the flower above.~

Exposure Time : 1/80 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-80
F-Stop : f/3
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Manual

Insects:

~This spider is sitting on my brother's hand. The spider is very small, and hard one to take. It kept on jumped on my camera.~

Exposure Time : 1/400 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F- Stop: f/3
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto


~ The same spider again, this time, it's resting on a leaf. It's kinda hard to get it seat still. Click to enlarge the picture, you'll be able to see it's mysterious black eyes.~

Exposure Time : 1/160 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F- Stop: f/9
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1.92
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto


~ A mysterious insect. It's kinda funny, how the insect is "posing" for this shot.~

Exposure Time : 1/640 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F- Stop: f/9
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1.92
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto


~ I think this picture would had been better, if i had used a dSLR, with Macro lens. I'll be able to focus on that small insect.~

Exposure Time : 1/160 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-80
F- Stop: f/3
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Manual


~Flies having. . . err making love.~

Exposure Time : 1/125 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-80
F- Stop: f/3
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Manual


~ A close up of a fly.~

Exposure Time : 1/250 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F- Stop: f/9
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 4
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto


~ An ant, with flower's "fruits".~

Exposure Time : 1/320 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F- Stop: f/9
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto


~ A close up, of the picture above.~

Exposure Time : 1/160 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-200
F- Stop: f/9
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Auto

Objects:

~A macro shot of the top of fence. Pretty nice, shot!~

Exposure Time : 1/250 seconds.
ISO Speed : ISO-80
F- Stop: f/3
Focal Length : 6mm
Max Aperture : 3.15625
Digital Zoom : 1
Flash Mode : No Flash
White Balance : Manual

More Edited Photos

Here are someshots i took last week. I decided to edit it, to make it more creative, you can give your opinions on how it look, and how i can improve more. As you can see, I've tried out different picture, with different ways to edit. So roughly it shows, some emotions, colors, and value of the pictures.