These three photographs by Deborah Bay caught my eye as I was browsing the Critical Mass 2012  winners. These photos were created by taking pictures of bulletproof Plexiglas that had been shot by different types of ammunitions. What I really liked about these photos is the sort of impressionistic qualities they have. These photos are not of an easily identifiable subject, so as you look at them, your mind is allowed to wander as it tries to figure out what it is that it is perceiving. When I looked at the first photo, I visualized an eyeball, with the iris splayed out electrically around the pupil. When I saw the second photo, I imagined it to be some kind of flying insect, like a moth. The third photo of a 9mm lock ball, looked to me like some kind of comet, or smashed pottery. Even after you make out     the details,  and know exactly what you’re looking at, you can’t help but to imagine what else it could be.  The photographer who took these photos tried to capture the subject in a way to accentuate the abstract nature and in my opinion did a very good job of it.