Right on! Normally it works best to have more room in front of a person, but in this instance the story seems to be about leaving the dock at the end of day, in which case the subject is more the empty dock than the person. The story IMHO should direct the composition at least as much as some frequently touted "rules".
MichaelEBM wrote:
One last example. Unfortunately, once I flipped the photograph, I did not save the original, but as you see, I think it "makes sense" as presented. It seems more "pleasing" to me that this fisherwoman is exiting "stage right."