Quote Originally Posted by guido View Post
... I think the rule of thirds has been done to death. ...
Rule of thirds is mostly for guys like me with little experience on what makes a photo good, it's my default composition most of the time. When I first saw this photo it looked like it did follow the thirds rule(mass of tree base and vertical growth directly above), I didn't notice the "echo" and the distant tree until it was pointed out, immediately saw it. Very nice photo.