First Ever Macro Attempt

This is with my K20D + 18-55mm kit lens.

Would really like some suggestions of what to try next time to improve this.

Well ile give you a A for initiative and choosing my fave chocs.... LOL

Erm ime not sure this really counts as macro though?? Supose it depends which "term" of macro you follow. Improvement wise, bottom left is OOF which I find distracting.

Ide suggest getting a old manual macro lens and having a go with the real thing, Bee's I find quite a challenge, aint got a good 1 yet! lol

Yes I found bottom left was distracting too, maybe I have a crop and see what I get.

It's the closest I could get with the equipment I currently have, I'll give it a bit more of a try once my zoom arrives.

An old manual macro lens seems a great idea, hadn't thought of that.

What do you mean by term of macro?

Yer, all old pentax lenses are compatible with ure K20D and you generally use manual focus doing macro so its just a cheap idea to get you going.

I use my tammy 70-300mm for it atm LOL

Ide certainly crop out that corner, as for the term thing Others could explain it better than me, ime still very much a beginner myself.
But as I understand it the term macro has changed its meaning several times and is perceived differently by many people.

I have the same lens on the way, so I'll try again once it arrives.

Excellent nice and ambiguous then.