The sharpness of the leaf in the bottom left corner of the frame shows you can get shallow depth of field with a fairly basic, inexpensive lens. It helps to be close to the subject, and shoot wide open.
Hardware: Olympus E-P1, 17mm f/2.8
Exposure: ISO400, 1/100s @ f/2.8
Post: Cropped.
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