How to: Take Pic's (?)

[mlb]

Ok... So I got a camera and I set it on macro, but I just can't get good pictures! Is there any tricks? I don't have a tri-pod, but I just can't get it to focus right on the dial. Will it be better with natural light? How far do you hold the camera away? Do you zoom?

Any pointers would be awesome, Here are the best ones I have gotten so far!

-Got lucky with the flash, not macro


-The rest are macro.





Thanks

Mike