Week Five: More Examples of Thirds

I'm not having great luck with the weather, but I'm making the best of it. Here are two more examples of the difference between a centered-subject shot and one taken using the rule of thirds.

Centered:



Not centered:



In the centered-subject shot, the diagonal lines are broken up and don't carry the eye through the picture. In the second shot, the bird is in the corner of the photo and the lines are much more visible.

Rhododendron in winter...

Centered:




Not Centered: