Newbie needs some help with Dxo Optics

[Jon1]

  Hi , I am a newbie to photo and realize that shooting in RAW is a good thing.

I'm working with the RAW file in DXo Optics.
 
Today I shot some pictures in a sunny day with no clouds at all.
The JPEG file was not successful at all , so I tried to upload the RAW file in DXo and worked with it for some while.

I'am satisfied with the foreground , but not happy with the sky at all.
No matter what I tried , I could not get it blue as it should be.
The sky in the upper left corner is ok , but the rest - not at all....

Here is the picture :

[Some Guy]

If the EXIF data is correct, you were grossly overexposing a daylight scene and I doubt any software can get it back.  I'd guess you to be at least 6 stops over with ISO 200, 1/125 @ f/3.5.

Sure you got your camera settings right since it was Manual?

Looks like operator error to me.

SG

[jfwfoto]

It is possible that given the sun angle coming across that you may have a lens flare with the sun hitting your lens directly. Try with another image to see what DXO can do.

[Jon1]

 I think that the EXIF data is correct , so clearly a newbie thing...

I finally found out how to adjust the aperture.
Yesterday was a sunny day again , so I took some shots :







The image is JPEG straight out of the camera. None adjustment in DXo.