Exercise 2: Focus with a set aperture

For this exercise we had to photograph a scene with depth. It was suggested  that we photograph a wood or a row of cars as an example. Living in London, planted forests are in short supply and photographing cars on a street filled me with  a sense of emptiness so i thought I'd create my own depth scene, et voila, I introduce the mini-hedgerow, admittedly not the most dense but sufficiently "row" like to get the idea across!

The brief was as follows:

1. Find a row (see above) 
2. Make sure the lens is set at its widest apeture
3. Take 2/3 photos each focused on a different point 
4. Once processed  compare the photographs and see how the sharp focus draws the eye  to the subject and lets it stand out against it's surroundings. 

I'm not sure i like the first 2 photographs; there  is too much foreground out of focus and makes me feel quite queasy. The third one, on the other hand, strikes a balance- the green pin is sharp (pun unintentional!) and there is sufficient foreground blur to draw the eye to the subject but not displace it, and the background remains un-distracting too!