Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in photography and other visual arts such as painting and design.[1] The rule states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the photograph. Proponents of this technique claim that aligning a photograph with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the photo than simply centering the feature would. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

Well hey to all my classmates. I gotta say that this week has been alot better than last. So now that we know there's no more angst going on, lets get on to the pictures! I actually did two sets; one to explore horizontal orientation and one for vertical orientation.

These two images were focusing on the little sapling wit the yellow leaves. First image has it dead center, the second has it off to the left. Why to the left? Because in western culture our eyes first go to the left upper corner like when we read text. In this case I have to say that the first one is better because of the van tire you get in the second. Perhaps if the car wasn't there...

With these two, the focus was the "free stuff" on my lawn. First one it's set dead center, second in the lower third. I think the second one is much more pleaseing because i find the different colors of the foliage across the street more interesting than than monochromatic green of the lawn from the first one. That and the sujbect matter seems much more grounded rather than floating.