This background separation concept is quite important and plays a big part in getting the image to, what some people might call, pop. It gives 3D impression and really improved the image. On this occation I was using the mZD 14-150 (yet again) and it is not easy to achieve this effect with this lens. The background was several meters behind my subject and this is one of those times that you require the lens to be fully open. Well, if you remember me saying a post or two ago the mZD 14-150 is not really sharp at 150mm and f5.6. Well, I had no choice in the matter and this shot was taken at 150 and f5.6. Notice that the background is little too busy for my taste and an aperture of f2.8 or f4 would have been wonderful here. Unfortunately, there are no f2.8 zooms for the m4/3 system as yet, however, Panasonic have announced a couple of zooms and should be available quite soon.

I think it turned out ok though.