2 nugs

and a shity camera... is i possible to take good close ups with 6.0 megapixel hp photosmart camera with a 5x digital zoom?

macro setting which should be a little image of a flower use that and no zoom
just keep trying different lengts away from the bud if all else fails macro with a magnifying glass works too

I use a 5.0 megapixel, 3x digital zoom camera, and my pictures (such as my av) are great, so you should easily be able to good pictures....

You need to look in the focusing options, and you may even have a super-macro and not just a macro mode. On average, macro mode requires about five inches from object to lens, while a super macro mode requires about three-and-a-half inches from object to lens, so that is what the guy above me meant about trying different lengths away.

Also, he said that you shouldn't use a zoom with macro mode, but you certainly can use a zoom. When you do the zoom and look on your LCD screen, the picture will appear terribly pixelized and blurry, but take the picture and the lens will focus to it.

My av, as well as most of my other super-closeup shots, are using my super macro mode and about half of my full zoom potential.

Your lighting in the picture is also effecting the quality. You want light coming from behind you and shining on the object, not light coming from behind the object. That will allow for much less distortion in color and will help to get the right tone for the bud.

In this picture that you posted, the light is coming from behind and above the buds, so most of the buds are in shadow or are overly bright.

I hope some of this helps you! I am somewhat obsessed with bud photography, if you couldn't tell. :)

I should so make a picture taking guide, this is like the fifth time in two weeks I have given this exact advice. Lol.

Try good light and the macro setting. Also different depths/

I'd burn it :)

lighting and focus are most important. if you have a macro setting use it, good for taking close ups