I am guessing you didn't have that seat, as the picture with your legs, you are actually turning your legs into it, most likely from the seat next to it. Most people (if they weren't trying to dramatize for a picture) would at the least make the legs go parallel (even though it does have an angle) or even better, slope your legs AWAY from it.

A picture is worth 1000 words, that is. But any photographer knows how to make one look more dramatic by using lighting, angels, cropping, and perspective.