Mid-May Mountain in Southern North Carolina

Click on the image to see a larger view so that the slight contrast between the sky and mountains shows up. Here is a mountain scene from mid-May in southern North Carolina, not far from Highlands. I like the layering in this image, including a couple layers of trees toward the front and a few layers of mountains in the distance. I would prefer to have less of an even split between the foreground trees and the mountains behind them, but it is less of an issue in this image as it could be. I normally try to put a significant break or line at the 1/3 or 2/3 from bottom (or either side) position, but that "rule of thirds" can sometimes be broken. After all, it is a rule of thumb, and not a law. Below this image, you will see a couple "patterns" of branches, which I posted earlier this week. Those images came from the white oak trees in the very foreground, but below the current frame.