9/11, The Basics

Simplicity

This photo very poignant and simple, despite the smoke, the backdrop is still simple. It accentuates the burning building and sets the focus, giving it a powerful, but simple image.

Rule of Thirds
The statue is on the two intersecting lines of the left and top regions, and so the focus is set onto the subject of the statue.

Lines
In this photo the lines of window panes and the building allows the viewer to see the damage all the way up and down, leading down to the major wreckage of the building.

Balance

The flag is off center, from the ruins behind, and the balance is set a bit away from the center of the photo. It gives the image a dynamic feel with the flag in the foreground setting the focus to the right of the screen while the background elaborates on a story.

Framing
 The buildings on the left and right frame the man on the street and the ruins of the building behind him. The size of the other buildings and the ruins frame the man well and isolates him.

Avoiding Mergers
The generator and the ambulance are merging just a bit because of their color, as well as the van's placement in the background.  Mergers are when objects appear to come from another, or grow through other things. Such as the ambulance through the generator or the van through the pole.