Composition Photos

I thought this photo had a nice composition. The bridge guided the eye to the ferry and it was placed well (rule of 3rds).

I thought this photo compositionally was a bit sloppy. Maybe the photographer was going for "chaos," but it starts to give me a headache if I look at it too long.

My question about the composition of this picture was why the photographer chose to be so far away from the subject. It seems like some of the information in the photo (like the car sticking out on the left) could have been left out in favor of a closer shot.