rmalarz wrote:
It's not a rule, but a guide.
Personally, I'd be more concerned by the blown out clouds than composition. The photograph itself is nicely balanced, even though the horizon line is along the middle of the frame. The sweeping line of the tree and the ground nicely supports the scene and the clouds balance the ground.
--Bob
Yeah. All of these "rules" are only useful in getting your head around composition. You use them until you own them and then understand how to break them creatively.