Anne's composition pictures

Here is my choice for the picture I have a question about...
It breaks the rule of thirds by putting the subject of the photo right in the center, but in my opinion, it is still well composed. I think it works because the men in the background are equally in focus, and they have color the man in the foreground is lacking. I was just wondering who agreed with me, and if not, how you would do it differently? I don't think shifting the man to the right would improve the image at all.

Here is my bad photo... I think it looks very amateur. There doesn't seem to be any thought put into the composition, the article just needed a picture of the Apollo, and someone snapped one. There's a little warping like Mark talked about as well.

This has got to be several people's choice for best composition, because its on the homepage, but I couldn't pass it up. I loved how the yellow of the fireman's outfit popped because of the smokey environment. The focus is great, even though the firefighter in the the background is also yellow, he is muted and obscured. Great use of the rule of thirds.