Simply for me one word somes it up challenge.
Challenge of finding the shot.
Challenge of taking the shot
Challenge of processing the shot to be what you had in mind
Challenge of convincing friends and familly it is a good shot
It to me is trying to find something special or magical and doing it justice, I do like to try different subjects and have no favourites although I seem to be taking and enjoying taking flowers either indoors or outdoors, macro or non macro.
I do love macro photography trying to expose what people won't normally see and was paricularly pleased with my lighter shot in last weeks photo comp to be able to see the detail and the build up of particles of flint.