yup - agreed - nice detail
the 2nd one does look a bit like a ..... well, I don't need to spell it out do I?
They are very nice HanC, nice colours and an interesting flower!
For advise, maybe keep the background in the first photo bit plainer and if you tweak the curves a bit you could make the colours jump out more.
Very good attempts with the kit lens, if you like macro consider getting the extension tubes from jessops, a bargain for £22.49
First one's fine for an experiment, it's a bit "busy" if you know what I mean and the out of focus bud in front is distracting.
Second's better, pretty nice actually, but the black bit at the bottom and brown bit at the top don't add anything. Lilies are really difficult to get decent shots of using macro, they're just so lanky.
This isn't meant to be as negative as it sounds HanC. They're both actually very good for macro shots with the standard lens
have you processed these images?
Nice photos =) Which settings did you shoot it on your 350d by the way?