When Leaves Fall Down, by Zahraa Al Hassani

This photograph was taken in Annaya, Lebanon. While I was going down the stairs, I saw these falling leaves. So I sat there for a while to photograph this harmonic combination between shadow and the light.

Nikon D5100 with 55-200mm | Exposure 1/125sec @ f/7.1 | ISO 250 | Focal Length 86mm
When Leaves Fall Down, by Zahraa Al Hassani

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | January 28
Award Score: 53 (Value 10, Clarity 11, Composition 11, Style 10, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Still Life Photography
Photograph Location: Annaya, Jbeil | Lebanon

Photographer: Zahraa Hashim Salih Al Hasani (Baghdad,Iraq) Registered
Zahraa Al Hassani is a passionate photographer, and works as designer in Zain Telecommunications for more than 6 years. Graduating from the University of Technology Bagdad, her first job was at Wacther Company Ltd. as a graphic designer for constructions. A year later she joined Iraqi-American Chamber for Commerce and Industry. As senior graphic designer and photographer in Marketing Communication at Zain Telecommunications, she helps over submitting her consultancy to better enhance company image to be shown in elegant pattern. Blessed with one child, Zahraa and her family lives in Bagdad, Iraq. 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 eventually 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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