Rules of Composition

Rule #3: Use flash outdoors

"To make the object brighter when it is dark outdoors and when there are shadows"

Here is an example of this rule:

I took pictures outside during the freeze of icicles forming on the bushes outside of some townhouses by my house where the sprinkler was left on. The flash makes the icicles pop out.

Here is an example of violating this rule:

This is a shed at my grandpa's house. The flash really did not help this picture. I think I was too far away.