When photographing daylily seedlings, I want detail and color as I SEE it
in the garden. This helps me decide, during the winter months, which
seedlings to cull. So I don't bother with much else with these photos.
If I am "playing" with the camera, then there are different priorities.
Below is an example of "playing" to get a very blurred background.
This photo was taken initially with a non-digital manual camera. I took
a digital picture of the photo to get this one.
For the life of me, I can't figure out how to achieve this background look with
a digital camera.
