[marco]

Hmmm yes and no.

I would have totally agreed if it were a black and white photo 

however the lively colors especially light reflections of the water shining in the other side  don't really go with loneliness, besides he is wearing sports shoes with some shiny green.

If I were to decide, either I convert to black and white or I Keep the colors and crop, in both cases you have very neat picture 

 

Yes, your picture language is very classical and I try to break that a little bit but actually this picture is not one of my best. I simply shot it and other to test the lens. I found out that the lens must be tilted because I get everything sharp but not in one layer.

 

You can see it maybe in the following picture. If you use manual focus and look in the corners two opposite corners are equally sharp but the other two looks far apart. You can get every corner sharp so I think it is tilted and not decentered.