This is a beautiful flower and the colours are quite stunning. I love the contrast between the bright yellow and the dark greens. Was this photo taken outside at dusk? The bluish cast to the lighting lends to the impact of the subject's sunny, warm tones. I'm not sure about the flower in the far background, though. The more I look at the photo, the more I think it's okay, but my first impression was that it clutters the background and throws off the balance of the composition a bit.
Great photo - I like the "happiness through hard times" it conveys... well, to me, anyway! :-)
This could use just a little more DOF to make the entire flower in the fg sharp... the petals that jut out are a little soft. The framing is nice and the blurred bg is a nice alt from a straight black background.