Yes, that is the reasoning behind the "Rule of Thirds." You are seeing what the great is walking away from and not anticipating what he is walking towards, so it is a weaker shot according to the "rule." Yet, the image could be used to portray the past and being on the edge of the future. It all depends on what the viewer is looking for, if anything! As as stock shot, it would work to portray just that, but as art - well beauty is in the eye of the beholder!