My problem with Macros

Painted Lady on Buddleia

This is the best picture that I took of a Painted Lady last weekend.
The depth of field is fine, it is sharp when viewed close up, and I like the composition, although some might argue that there is dead space, I think this just contrasts nicely. The same macro lens was used, aperture was f/10, ISO 200 1/320 secs.
So, why has this worked so much better? It comes down to the trap that I fall into whenever I have my macro lens near an insect – I keep trying to get too close. If you looked at the website I mentioned on my last post, then you will know that the depth of field is in part determined by the distance you are from the subject. In this case the butterfly was several feet away from me; in the last photo, it was less than a foot away. The moral of the story is, if your camera is reasonably good, you will have enough detail to zoom in / crop and get some good detail – it all depends on what you want from your photo.