I'm not sure if the guy who took this photo used a filter or not but it's clearly daytime...mind you, he is a pro!:
http://www.nightanddayphoto.ca/misc/forumpics/beyond/Lumia1020/20130913_163501_4773.jpg
All clues point to it being a cloudy evening. You can still overexpose cloudy days by a bit to make it look brighter. There is a lack of not just blown highlights, but just lack of bright highlights in general. Shadows also indicate time is not close noon, that sun is closer to horizon. Plus, just like blurring any action, speed of motion also counts. Maybe that's a rapid.
Edit: Forgot to mention that the sun could be behind a mountain. So the sky looks bright in the background but the sunlight you get in the foreground are reflected sunlight from the atmosphere. So, choosing a spot where sun is behind tall terrains or citiscapes, or if you're deep in a valley, would also work.
I am going to vouch for Kissanviikset's comment that there's no way you can get these types of shots with f/2.2 in bright daylight.