I played a bit more with my macro stuff tonight and was even able to fashion a makeshift light box out of some plain white paper to help illuminate a couple shots using my flash. I think I'll build something a bit sturdier that I can just slap on to the camera when necessary.

This weekend I'm going on a canoe trip in Algonquin with lots of fun people. I can't wait!! I should be able to bring back lots of good pictures too.

Here are the best images from tonight, still nothing fabulous, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.

The tip of a ballpoint pen up close, check out the reflection of the lens in the ball

A wilted rose petal with small leaf

Close up of one of the figures on our German Christmas Pyramid