Simplicity, The Rule of Thirds, Lines, Balance, Framing, and Avoiding Mergers

 Balance:
In this picture, they kept it balanced by off centering the city but still fitting it in the framing.

 Lines:
In this picture, the World Trade Center is creating lines behind the man going towards the ground.

Simplicity:

The main focus of the picture is the Statue of Liberty.

Framing:

In this picture, they created framing using the signs near the top and the roadways headed towards LAX.  

Rule of Thirds:

In this picture, the World Trade Center is off centered to the middle-top right.  

Avoiding Mergers:

In this picture, the firefighter has a pole coming out of the top of his head creating a merger.