One More Comparison

 Foreground in focus

 Background less in focus

It is all a matter of taste but with SLRs it is possible to blur the background. This time I chose to make it more sharp as well and it gives a completely different feel to the result. Mind you, some people also choose to blur the subject or foreground as well....So see what you feel and remember all three possibilities every time you click..
Oh! whilst you are here, please identify the flowering bush for us. It's a bit like a Ribes in colour, but that is as far as I can get...