The best part about macro photography is that you don't have to go far to find a interesting subject.....bugs are everywhere (you just have to look a little harder). The unique images bring the viewer into a truly exotic scene. The macro lens does present a couple of unique challenges: very narrow depth of field, less light coming through the lens, and exaggerated motion in the photos. There are a couple of ways to try to overcome these shortfalls.

Stop the aperture down a couple of stops to gain extra depth of field at high magnification (even stopping down to F/11 will give you just a few extra millimeters of usable focus). All lenses lose light gathering ability at close focus versus focus at infinity. With the high magnification of the macro lens, expect to lose a couple of stops of light when focusing on something near the start of the focusing range. To combat this light loss, either shoot in sunny conditions or raise your ISO from what you would normally shoot at. Motion is the last pitfall to overcome with a macro lens. The slightest breeze can send your subject swaying out of the viewfinder altogether. To combat this exaggerated motion, be prepared to shoot a much higher shutter speed than normal. Again, I find that raising the ISO can be the biggest help. You can also try to light the subject with a flash, however it's best if you move the flash off-camera to allow for dimensionality in the lighting.