There are two focal points in this image - the table and chairs, and the sun. Notice how your eyes move from one to the other across the diagonal and, importantly, into and out of the image. This is because we are looking at a distant object (the sun) and a close one (the table and chairs).

Notice the placement of this juvenile jacana and the water lilies within the frame. The eye of the bird is on the top third and the lilies on the bottom third. The whole grouping is positioned to the bottom right, allowing space in front of the objects.

Sometimes one needs to go to extremes and I deliberately positioned the giraffes and acacia at the bottom right to add focal points to this pic of Kilimanjaro and Mount Mawenzi.

The Rule of thirds - one of the most important composition “rules”. While placing your subjects on the horizontal lines, vertical lines and intersection points will often get you a great looking image, it doesn’t always work. In these situations do something that does - use your imagination.