A common technique is to expose for the highlights and accept that the shadows will be deep. I agree with Chris about shooting RAW - it can be a life-saver. You could try setting the aperture to say f16 to get depth of field, try a shot then then set exposure compensation to -1 and see what happens.
As an aside, I quite like the shot as it is - looks a bit abstract - the softness of the image and coloues make it attractive.
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