My entry for the 52 week challenge. Week 02 (8 Jan - 14 Jan) Break the rules.
This has everything from a non-standard (random, actually) aspect ratio, to odd placement of subject to the subject "looking" out of the screen. At least I think that qualifies as rule breaking.
I would have preferred the background be more blurred, more "negative space" feeling... but would that be following a rule (negative space)?
I like it - in a funny sort of way it actually makes the nesting box the main player -- your eye finds it in an unexpected spot and says "hey - look at that!"