Composition and Aesthetics-What the heck is that and why does it matter?

I really enjoyed both the required reading and searching the web on my own this week.  I learned that if you're willing to look for them, there are tons of great tips and suggestions on the internet that can help greatly improve your photography.  As to the question of this assignment, composition is how a picture is set up:  The placement of objects, the angle, the distribution of colors, everything.  Aesthetics has to do with if people perceive your photo as beautiful, which mostly depends on composition.  These matter because how your photo is perceived is everything, if not by others at least by you.  Composition is how you put together your picture, to make the viewer see the point, to give it a point.  You can have the most beautiful subject in the world, but the composition is what determines the final product. 

The link to what I found the most helpful information I researched on my own is below:  I thought it did a great job explaining complex concepts very simply and touched on multiple points not mentioned in this week's reading or videos.  The most interesting thing about it is the small section near the bottom headed "To please or not to please?" Give it a look, it really made me think.

Click here to see that blog, Photokonnexion.

Here's a simple definition of Aesthetic, from the same blog.