Ok.. but also the direction is different :) This exposure shows the clouds perfectly contrasted.. and then the sky is not "annoying".. I don't know.. I like it as is.. :) If U underexpose this, U'll see a more uniform sky and U'll see better the clouds, but U loose the grass.. If U overexpose it, U'll loose completely the clouds, but U gain on the grass.. U loved these clouds (if I know you a bit :) ) and then this is good :)

The grass is under exposed, you need more exposure for the grass but then your sky will become washed out. You could try shooting with a split neutral density filter over the lens. This will cut down the light entering from the top portion and allows you to give a bit more shutter speed to the bottom half of the image. This is done quite frequently in landscape photography, because the sun in the sky is just overwhelming many times to get proper exposure.

What stripes?.. I can see some clouds, stripes?

thank you all :) I am writing down directly your words Michelle, to understand how I can work that out with the digital camera (advice of my friend Gulli will help). and Ale dear.. yes I do loved the clouds (you know me well sweet man) :) to 3DGuy.. the resolution on my screen shows the sky not uniformely transtional from the plain blue to the almost white on the right side. I meant that, sorry for my poor english, but I never studied it and often I mistake things :)

Shoot it twice, one setting for the "grass" (crops) and one for the sky. This one was for the sky. Then combine in Photoshop. I often do this, and it works well. Just don't move your location between shots.

Ah, understood. It's called colorbanding. Easily fixed by increasing the colordepth (not resolution) of your display to 32bit color. I assume you're using 16bit color now since you are seeing the banding. Because the colorgradient has so much detail, the 16bit mode can't cope with that and take to large steps going from one color to the next and this produces the banding/striping you see.

I am grateful to the advice of takin two shots and combine them PrankPower, but I have promised to myself to never ever use PS when I do pictures. That I leave for my 2D works... Just my own choice, nothing personal with those who do that (and on second side... I am terrible in collaging ;) Truely terrible... It took me ages of Synapse's advices to put together halves of my big drawings together:) I learnt properly that ONLY past week ;)) To 3dGuy.. I will definitely reset the creen then :) thank you all :) you're precious to me here :)

I do not see banding. It is very likely screen depth. Has anyone had good experience with the split ND filters? My horizons never seem to be horizontal; so I've never purchased any of these, (they are quite expensive). The photoshop trick works well. I'd suggest that any photo could use a little help from a program like photoshop, if only for adjusting curves and sharpness.

I have checked my camera's tools and there is a function to collage already in the shooting two images in there (it looks like it won't be easy for me to make it, but I'll try ) so the PS is not really requested :) I will search for the filter you mention... pity that so many stuff in Photography costs SO much... it will take me ages to have a decent amount of funny and useful stuff to play with.. but it's also true that at the moment I wouldn't have the ability to understand their functions, even though owing them ;) ty for the inputs :)