A New Close Up Technique

If you know me long enough, you'll know that I am crazy about nature. I know what fruit a tree produces just by the shape or by the smell. When my Dad visited a country that has maple leave as its flag symbol, I didn't ask for any perfume or beauty cream I had frequently asked before. I wanted to touch a maple leave during autumn so much that I only asked my Dad to bring me three pieces of the orange-colored leaves. Nothing else. :D

'Kemuning' with APERTURE mode

'Kemuning' with MACRO mode

Since I began to enjoy photographing nature, it has been an object of the expensive hobby. I still can't afford the DLSR so I have to be satisfied with my FUJI 3 MP or my NIKON 7 MP. But who'd notice the difference, right?

Last week I read that you can take a pictures up close and personal by using the APERTURE mode. The result is to have a very clear object within your focus because of the blurred background. I have always used the MACRO mode and quite satisfied with it, though I still have to struggle with the steady positioning many many times. So, I tried the technique yesterday. I used my 'kemuning' as the object. Both techniques are still 'killing' me with the steady positioning. But, I am happy with the result. Do you see the difference? Which one do you think I like more?