The Rule of Thirds says that when a photo is divided into a 3x3 grid, subjects placed at the intersection of 2 lines tend to be more pleasing to the eye than when the subjects are placed dead center.
My personal intepretation of the 'rule' is that - be aware of where you place the subject, and know that you do not have to place the subject in the center everytime. Explore the spaces between the center and the borders of the picture. Also note that when you place a subject at one of the intersection, the opposite space needs to be
'balanced' somehow. It's hard to describe what this balance means. I will try to touch on this in the future.
Here in this photo, the two towers along the Great Wall of China are placed roughly at the locations deemed ideal by the Rule of Thirds.
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