Image Dropping Down in MultiRow Table
How about just using minipage:
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand*{\WideFig}{\fbox{\parbox{1.5in}{WIDE \\ FIGURE}}}%
\newcommand*{\TallFig}{\fbox{\parbox{1.0in}{.\\ VERY\\ VERY\\ VERY\\ VERY \\ TALL \\ FIGURE\\ }}}%
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
\begin{minipage}{0.30\textwidth}
\centering
\WideFig
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}{0.35\textwidth}
\centering
\TallFig
\TallFig
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}{0.30\textwidth}
\centering
\WideFig
\end{minipage}\hfill
\end{figure}
\end{document}