Analog film photography and cameras

I don't think I'd accept that as a general rule--I haven't experimented with it, and I'm just speculating here, but perhaps 'entering' the picture from the ship, not the sea, is part of its effect on me. The reason why I commented on it is because it made me feel that particular sense of vastness, and I could imagine that that would be compromised if it was more 'pleasant' to look at.

I like the composition. Forget the rules, but why change anything here? Even the horizon is horizontal. A complete image imo.