Assisgnment I: Composition

Here are the photographs I think have good composition:

While the subject in this photo is in the center, the color of the rug, the door, and the door frame keeps your eye moving.  Also, the linear movement from the diagonals and the different textures make this photo interesting.

 This photo has strong linear movement, drawing your eye from the top right corner to the lower left corner and then out again.  While the color in this photo is muted, the textures from the ground and the pine foliage keeps things interesting.

Now the bad compositions: 

While the subject (the flowers) are dominant, the background content takes your eye away from the flowers.  Also, the subject is in the middle of the photo, which is bad compositionally, and the subject's foreground is out of focus, making for a bad photograph.

This photo also has a centrally located or "in jail." But what keeps this interesting is the different textures from the plant and the concrete.  Also the pop of color helps to keep your attention for a moment but not lasting.