Originally posted by Esteban I did not achieve the desired sharpness.
Your daughter is clearly in focus with fine detail, so perhaps we need more clarity as to the quality you desire in this picture.
As PJ1 said, dull light reduces the contrast in the scene, but if it was sunny there would be shadows on your daughter's face and this picture would not capture the winter weather conditions as well. If you want more of the bridge she is standing on to be in focus, a smaller aperture (perhaps f8) would give you that, but then the building and trees behind your daughter would be even more noticeable and would distract from your main subject. My suggestion would be get closer to your daughter and take the picture in portrait format, so only the bridge railings and your daughter are in the picture. As you get closer, depth of field gets shorter, so you might have to use a slightly narrower aperture, perhaps between f2.8 and f3.5. Because the distance from you to your daughter is now much shorter than from your daughter to the background, the background will not be in focus at all and will distract less. If you do not wish to isolate your daughter from the background in the picture, then ignore my advice.