Macro Photography

Last Christmas, the Husband gave me a macro lens I've been eyeing. I was excited and sure that I would immediately learn how to use it. Well, I was wrong.  Ninety-nine percent of the photos I took were embarrassingly bad. Finally, about 11 months later, I decided to do something about it and take an all-day class on macro photography (administered by the Chicagoland Digital Photography Meetup Group for $70).  I learned a ton today.  The most important lessons: go completely manual (both exposure and focus) and tripod is a necessity.  Yes, I have a lot left to learn, but I'm proud that today, I was able to shoot this photo.  Yay!