nice I love this kind of images :)

I like the way the colors go from frosted looking to a bright flash. I prefer a more distinct pattern but this one catches the eye. Well done.

Perhaps you could use your shallow depth of field to your advantage .. and have it be a feature instead of an apology

for example .. lets say you work on computers .. ;o) .. arrange a cable (fiberoptic, if you have it) or a screw in a clamp with your background a decent distance away to blur and not steal attention from your subject .. your background could be an assortment of circuitry and lights that create that "I'm a NERD" techy kinda vibe

But .. just because I can arrange thse words in such a way as to fool a pre-schooler doesn't mean I have any skill or patience for Macro ... you're on your own .. O_o

> with your background a decent distance away to blur and not steal attention

ROFLAMO!!

decent distance? and be totally out of focus?

you mean like 1 millimetre away ???

héhé ... seems like you didnt quite get the scale of things involved in this
when you have 1/2 mm DOF --- EVERYTHING is out of focus except for a tiny thin plane

I was curious to see what you did here at full view. I think I understand your macro play but agree with tweeker that for me, I'd like a more defined image though I love the abstract nature of most macros. I like glass texture and colors that can be captured. I hope you'll experiment some more.