muradrm wrote: these are not true macro??????? what you mean by that???? defenetly these are not only close shot....... ovbiously macro, maybe not extreme. anyway, i havnt used any macro lense. these are produced by holding 2 lenses infront of each other, and an extension tube.

don't get so excited man - cool down
ya yours shots are just good closeup not macro - just compare your pen tip with my examples
please read this article
http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/blog ... rence.html
your magnification ratio is 1:2 or less but for true macro it needs to be at least 1:1
by the by what are the lenses you used - and did you used reverse lens technique?