Caitlin Nelson - PFAC (my choice)

I really enjoyed the differences in the art at PFAC. The photography was beautiful. I enjoyed hearing about how dedicated he was to taking the photo. That to him it was more about capturing it at just the right moment, even if that meant having to sit in one place all day, just so that the light could be just right. The pictures that caught my attention the most were the ones of trees, and also of mountains. There was one picture were it was just trees, and two really stood out, just two slivers of silver. But it was very distinct at the same time. I think that it is easy to assume that making a black and white photo makes the photo art, but Anderson shows that its more than just the color scheme that makes it art, its how you capture what you are photographing. And he did just that, he captured it in a way that made it beautiful and real for everyone who looks at his pictures.
Then across the hall here were the pictures that were created by the use of aquariums. I can't remember the name of the artist, but his pictures were my favorite out of the artwork that we viewed. He created these lands that I could only think to see in my imagination, or in some photo of a real place that was incredibly altered. I liked it because when I looked at those pictures I could place them to different fictional places I had read about, or I could link it to the Jurassic area. This artist opens a window and brings the fantasy world to life.
The last artist I would honestly debate on whether what he created was art. I admit that I am certainly no knowledgeable person when it comes to what makes a creation a piece of art. My hang up on what he did, is that it is something I link with science. Scientists use similar, if not exactly the same technology to find artifacts buried underground, or to find ships in the sea. I don't understand how purposely burying a canoe and then taking sonar photos of it is art. I feel bad criticizing it. But to me, it would be like me making an xray picture art. I just don't see how it can be classified as anything more than what it is, scientific sonar at its best.