Composition II

1. Rule of thirds

The main focus in the photo should be the shoes hanging on the tree, but the background takes away your attention with all of the firefighters crowding the streets.
 
2. Balancing Elements (balance)

The buildings on the sides bring the attention to the man upfront and the burning building in the background with the airplane going through it.

3. Leading Lines (lines)

At first, you only notice that there is smoke coming out of the building. With further inspection, you can see that there are people currently opening windows and jumping out of said building.

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

The paper or ashes on the floor with the man in the monochrome setting creates a good example of tension with the scene.

5. Viewpoint

The people's reactions from the ground's point of view gives a good example of the dramatic incident in a different perspective.
 
6. Background (simplicity)

The main focus, the twin towers, aren't being distracted by the background and is a good example of  being given the viewers full attention.

7. Create depth

The extra buildings and other cities in the background gives a good example of more life than just one street, one room, one person.

8. Framing

Both buildings bring the attention to the people in distress and the smoke from behind them. Very suspenseful mood from the picture.

9. Cropping

You would not normally be able to see this close up with regular eyes, as it zooms in to unclutter its surroundings, which gives the viewers a good example of one thing to look at.


10. Avoiding Mergers