Positioning a Point: I suppose I do this subconsciously all the time, but rather get stuck on the "Rule of Thirds", so my pictures aren't very adventurous on the whole.
"Bumpy Road Ahead" - a fairly naff mundane image. I chopped off the right side to make a square picture. I placed the sign top left, because roadsigns are meant to be advisory or authoratative, and therefore command a high position in relation to the driver. We also read from left to right, so the left position symbolises the start of a statement, which in accented by a capital letter at the start of the sentence. This doesn't work on the Continent unless you read Arabic.
"Lone Tree, Yorkshire Wolds". The tree dominates the horizon, and it probably doesn't matter where it is placed along the horizon, as long as it's uppermost in the image to emphasise its dominance. The tracks in the field possibly lead the wrong way, so the whole composition could be better.
"Speedboat, Bridlington Bay". As the boat is moving rapidly left to right, I've given it space to move into the frame, and its position between beach and horizon gives a sense of scale and distance.
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