The Rule of Thirds is when you divide a picture into a 3×3 grid and put the focal points on the lines or on an intersecting point. It engages the viewer and makes them want to look at the picture longer. When you are taking a picture, you want to make sure the subject is on one of the lines or on one of the intersecting points. If it is a movement picture, you want to make sure the object is not going to run out of the picture.
This shows the rule of thirds because the horizon above the corn falls on one of the lines and the solar panels falls on a line.
This shows the rule of thirds because the post of the gazebo falls on one of the vertical lines.
The focal point of this picture falls in the upper right hand intersection point
The row of trees falls on one of the vertical lines.
This pictures isn’t a great example of the rule of thirds, but you can kind of see the horizon line and the people are in two lines, but they don’t all fall on the vertical line.
The apple in this picture falls on the upper left hand corner intersection point.
The tree trunk falls on one of the vertical lines.
The edge of the sidewalk forms a horizon line and the bush falls on one of the intersection points.
The vertical and horizontal metal parts of the grain bin fall on the grid lines.
The bear is on one of the intersection points.
This also isn’t a great example of the rule of thirds, but the diesel tank is sort of on one of the intersection points.
This is the picture I chose as the featured image. The horizon is clear and falls on the horizontal line on the grid. The fence also guides your eye into the picture.