I used an ISO of 200 because it was a bright sunny day.
I used an aperture of f/5.6 so that the background behind the pink rose would be blurry and not distract from the flower.
I used a shutter speed of 5 seconds in order to capture the trail of light. I also used a tripod so that the camera woudl be steady.
The green ivy on the right is balanced by the red brick on the left.
This composition shows symmetrical balance because of the shape of the window.
This composition is simple because it shows a pattern of bricks with a limited red tone.
This composition is simple because it is a close up shot of a leaf lit by the sun.
To show rule of thirds I placed the main subject of the bird at the lower left intersection of the rule of thirds.
To show rule of thirds I placed the lamp at the top of this composition.
The diagonal of the utility pole lead the viewer's eye up the composition, while the black lines lead the eye back down.
The trees lining the street and the fence on the lift lead the viewers eye through the composition.
I adjusted the lighting to make it more contrasty and then I upped the saturation so the color of the sun would pop.
I cropped out a tree and made the sky darker and pumped up the saturation. I even lightened the bridge with the dodge tool.