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Originally Posted by claudvic

Thnk you for such detailed answer.
Yes I can see now that pics 2 and 3 are not straight at the horizon.
I am more concerned on picture 1
So do you mean that altough the foregroung is dark the picture is ok?
My problem was that when I was trying to shoot in manual mode and look at my meter
reading at 0 I was getting an overexposed shot.

Absolutely. A dark foreground can add to the "feel" of the photograph. It also makes the image more calming and less cluttered. The best photographs are those where the object of interest is easily identified and the other elements in the photo push your attention to this object. In order to do this, we need to "unclutter" the image...that is, remove everything that doesn't draw your attention to the object of interest or isn't needed to balance the image. A dark foreground pushes your attention to the sun and the colored sky. If the foreground was bright with all it's details visible just like during the day, the image would not be as dramatic and the sky would just blend into the image and their would be competition between the foreground and the sun for the object of interest.

In your images, the center of interest is the calming colors/sunset. The buildings that are visible in the foreground support those colors, providing balance. The darkness pushes your attention to those details.