Adrift in Ornamental Grasses

I shot this a few days ago wandering around the Astoria, Oregon Garden Tour 2008. It's a fundraiser for the Lower Columbia Preservation Society. I toured six local gardens and shot about 300 frames in less than two hours. I was shooting handheld with my Canon 100mm macro lens, and many of the shots, such as this one, were shot wide open at f2.8. By shooting wide open, there are areas of sharp focus seemingly adrift in a green, almost watery background. Shooting with more depth of field would spoil this impressionistic effect.