Fun with Focus

This past weekend, while I was staying at my Fairy Godmother's beautiful home, I spent some time in her backyard playing with the focus on my camera. One of the features I love about my new camera is it's ability to focus on one object in the frame and blur out the rest.  

For example, in this photo, I focused on the white bird house, while on the one below it, I focused on the pretty purple blooms in the foreground:

In this one, I gave the focus to the yellow flowers and the green leaves in the background, whereas in the one below it, the violet flower in the foreground got the attention:

And finally, I focus on twiggy branches in foreground and then in the background. I loved the juxtaposition of the leafless branches against the clear blue sky: