Sunset...Was totaly lost!

[lhosphotography]

Hello All,

Sunsets?I took this shot this evening but didnt know were to start! I was clueless. This is the best I could come up with after franticaly trying different settings before the sun whent down.
Most were overexposed and totaly burned out, some the background (sky) was perfect but the sun was burned out and vica versa.
This shot has been tweeked in curves and dodged and burned slightly, Oh and croped.

Also Could somebody please give me some idea of settings I should use? Do I need filters?
Thankyou.