Not so fickle as misguided;

It is a very bad picture masquerading as something else.

The golden mean is apparent on the vertical plane, yet let down badly by the centrism of the sun. In addition the highlights are blown out and yellowed. This could have been remedied if the protagonist had moved a degree to the right, effectively hiding 7/8ths of the sun behind the stone. As things stand, the lens flare has registered that nasty blue-green, which is hardly a matter of taste.

And it looks like a big thick stiffy...