Yesterday, I spotted the brilliant yellow blooms on our prickly pear cactus so I grabbed my camera along with one of my favorite lenses, the 105mm Micro VR. This is a solid piece of glass and it takes great macro images. I also love using it for portraits and it functions well as a general-purpose lens.
Here is a full macro of the flower. It was quite windy so I wasn't able to come away with a lot of shots but this is one that I thought worthy of processing. It reminds me of some sort of a sea anemone. This image was shot at F16
This is a candid portrait taken with the same lens. I love the bokeh!
