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How do I keep from blowing out the sky do I need a filter or is it in my setting

got a sample shot?

Yeah. Could go either way (or both). Depends on the shot.

rick_reno wrote in post #14797856
got a sample shot?

This is important because there are several methods.

And what will you use for post processing?

Exposing for the ground will usually result in blowing out brights like the sky or exposing for the sky will make the ground blacked out at times. You can try dynamic priority if your camera has it or look into HDR or a ND/CPL filter which may help depending on the conditions. The range of brightness your eye can see is much greater than what a camera can see.

This is tricky. I set my camera to center-weighted metering and if I frame the image such that the center circle has half horizon and half sky and then meter, the exposure comes out roughly how I like it.

Like previously mentioned, some scenes have too much dynamic range for the camera to handle. A good way to resolve this issue, however, is to get a circular polarizer. I recommend B+W or Marumi.

1. Shoot Raw.
2. Use the histogram. Place the sky so it is just starting to clip. (Raw has greater headroom than is indicated on the jpg-based histogram so it won't really be clipped).
3. In the Raw converter darken highlights and brighten shadows. LR 4.1 and ACR 7.1 are best for this.

I have no samples I delete them
Thanks to all

tzalman wrote in post #14798759
1. Shoot Raw.
2. Use the histogram. Place the sky so it is just starting to clip. (Raw has greater headroom than is indicated on the jpg-based histogram so it won't really be clipped).
3. In the Raw converter darken highlights and brighten shadows. LR 4.1 and ACR 7.1 are best for this.

That's my solution if a graduated ND filter is not a better choice for the particular shot.

tzalman wrote in post #14798759
1. Shoot Raw.
2. Use the histogram. Place the sky so it is just starting to clip. (Raw has greater headroom than is indicated on the jpg-based histogram so it won't really be clipped).
3. In the Raw converter darken highlights and brighten shadows. LR 4.1 and ACR 7.1 are best for this.

^^ meter for the sky and adjust foreground in post

watt100 wrote in post #14804693
^^ meter for the sky and adjust foreground in post

Thanks Watt 100