My recent equipment addition is a wonderful Nikon 105mm macro lens, opening up a wonderful world of close-up photography. Many of my subjects turn out to be flowers, but I hope to add insects and other interesting objects to the gallery in the future.

The webpage at Photo.net on macro photography is very informative - a great place to learn more about close-up photography.

By the way, macro photography is one of the few disciplines where an older, manual focus lens is not that big of a disadvantage, so snatch up a good used copy of a lens and don't be afraid to try something new.