Probably not the best subject choice for this challenge. It appears to be a strait out-of-camera image with no post processing whatsoever. All images require some post processing. It needs brightness contrast, color satuaration and sharpening applied to begin with.
I don't understand. Is this the veiw from the bridge of a whaling ship or something? I simply do not understand anything in th photo. In any case, the photo is too dark and flat - probably because the auto exposure saw too much snow. Bad compositon, lighting, exposure.
I have the impression that the material in the foreground, if exposed correctly could be quite drammatic and gory. And the snow in the background would be a good foiil. Finally, it would be more helpful if we know what it is - even if the title tells us this. And we can draw our own conclusions from the content of the photo.
Okay, based on the title I'm sure there's a story here. My main problem with the image is that there''s no clear bridge. I figure that you are standing on it. A clearly defined subject would strengthen this shot greatly.