The sig is kind of boring.
Centered focal is a problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirdsThe link is to the rule of thirds. If you follow it, the sig will become more appealing to the eye.
Make sure you are using a high quality stock/render. The one you are using doesn't look too bad.
However the lightning flash isn't very high quality.
I also don't get the greyness
The text looks really ugly scrap it.
You used a render with a lot of flow, but you aren't utilizing the flow at all.
for example:

Look at how the effects flow with the render.