What's the distance between Mario and the box? The separation you got at f/1.4 is really nice.

Even with a crop body, and the the camera a foot from Mario, the DOF would be about 1.2". My 24 mm f/1.4 should be similar on FF (a little tighter). There is actually pretty good DOF at greater distances (which is my norm). You have demonstrated to me that I need to step in closer to get the separation in the shot.

Beyond the low light shots, I need to get my f/1.4 lens out more often. You have convinced me that I am an idiot for not using it more.