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Finalist Image by Ruth Zachary for Assignment 19 - Rule of Thirds

© Ruth Zachary with permission to About.com, Inc.
This image makes use of the subject to help emphasize the rule of thirds placement. The crossbar of the cross is a bit offset from the top horizontal crossline and that detracts a bit from the image but overall the image very nicely fits the rule of thirds. The image is divided into three zones, roughly along the crosslines. The grass/rocks, sea, and sky create visual cues to further segment the image within the rule of thirds.