P43 - Vertical and horizontal frames

For the first pair of images, I noticed a roadsign through the car window when parked. Although I work in the industry, I really wish society could find a way forward without its reliance on the car, and hence the significance of the STOP sign in the background of the steering wheel.

In this first image, there is some balance between the foreground and background. However, in other respects, the image doesn't come together.

For the second portrait image, I took more care over the composition:-

Here, the stop sign was placed according to the golden section, with the curve of the steering wheel leading the eye towards the sign. Then there's the difference in contrast between the wheel and the sign through the wet windscreen, an almost ghostly reminder of the problems of car use in the background.

On reflection, the first image is perhaps more striking, with the increased contrast of the rain on the windscreen, perhaps echo's of climate change.

Here's another example, in this case of a book shown in portrait and landscape orientations. I think here, the portrait image is clearly more appropriate given the shape of the book.

Likewise for the pen, the lower image is more appropriate to the subject: