Using shallow depth of field is wonderful for creating a dreamy image, and it's surprising how busy the background may be, and yet, you can reduce the clutter to a lovely soft blur, which enhances your subject. Once I understood how DSLRs + a good macro lens can create such neat images, I finally couldn't be happy with my old super zoom anymore.

This is a mushroom I found on our property on New Year's Eve on the very last day of my 365 project! If you move your mouse over the upper left of the image you'll see the picture I chose for my 365 Project!