The theme I chose for my photo gallery is Spring in Iowa. This time of year, lots of flowers and leaves are budding and blooming, displaying many bright colors amid the plants still bare from the winter. I think it turned out well, I especially liked taking selective focus photos because I liked how one aspect was brought into very intricate detail, while the busy background faded out so that eyes are completely drawn to the photo’s focus.

Gallery • 10 Photos

Abby Kacmarynski

In West Liberty, Iowa, small aster flowers bloom among the grass in a friend’s lawn. A lone flower grows secluded from a giant patch of its white and purple family.