This is a macro of my smart phone (Google's Nexus One) from an interesting angle. I am considering the trackball to sort of be the focal point, and I positioned it slightly to the side to adhere to the rule of thirds. I opened the aperture of my camera as much as possible to try to blur the background and have the foreground (the subject) in sharp focus. I am emulating the style of photography I have seen gadget review sites use when they photograph technology.
This is another macro shot of my laptop's keyboard (Alienware m11x). Again, I tried to blur the foreground and background, and put the emphasis on the center keys. The focus is slightly out of the center of the frame, per the rule of thirds. I also like the angles of the keys and the lines they create going away from the camera. It makes the shot feel fluid and active, rather than just a flat shot of a keyboard.
Very impressive! There is so much to generate interest, especially the keyboard shot which looks sleek, hi-tech and colorful all at the same time. The out of focus portion of the keyboard isn't the rule of thirds per se (the fact that the Z key is off center is however), but the distant blur - the result of a shallow field of depth - adds a great effect to your photo. The smart phone photo is equally smart. You provided a nice description of what you did and why you did it for both photos. Good work!
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