[carpenterdean]

Originally Posted by colmo

The first shot is nicely composed, but lacks a subject! The bluebells weren't in direct sunlight, so you lacked sufficient light - with flowers, you want to focus much closer, and as with all macro type shots, use a small aperture (large F number). There are a number of ways to do this without splurging on new lenses if your current lenses lack close focus:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

Thanks for the advice colin, like your shots on the links you posted, i'll try again and post them, keep your eyes peeled