A friend and I decided to hang out and take a walk down on a park just about 2 blocks away from where I live, when I came across this invincible flower where this picture was taken, it gave me that uplifting feeling of having hope even with the most tough situation.

Nikon D3100 with Sigma 70-300mm | Exposure 1/60sec @ f/7.1 | ISO 100 | Focal Length 135mm
Invincible Flower, by Zahraa Al Hassani

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 22
Award Score: 64 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 11, Skill 13)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Photographer: Zahraa Hashim Salih Al Hasani (Baghdad,Iraq) Registered
Zahraa Al Hassani is a passionate photographer, lives in Iraq, and work as designer in Zain Telecommunications for more than 6 years. Resources in Iraq are mostly limited, thus she used her photography skills to get a visuals for her designs. She started photography with Sony H7 and Carel Zias lenses, and then moved to Nikon. Graphic Design has helped her to strengthen her photographic perspective. Zahraa believes she is here to acquire knowledge from the trove of purist photography.

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