Snapshot: Colorful Cloud Formations Fill Sky Above Patterson Farm

This is a Patch photo feature appearing on the Yardley Patch each week.

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —It's a few minutes before sunrise.

The pink, orange, and yellow cloud formations fill the sky on this Jan. 23 morning while the snow and buildings reflect hints of pink at Patterson Farm.

Photographer Josh Friedman captured this snapshot for this new weekly Patch photo feature.

For photography enthusiasts, Friedman said this is an HDR (high dynamic range) image from four exposures that he merged.

HDR is a technique that can be useful in high-contrast scenes.

For instance, in this scene, the sky was far brighter than the barn and other buildings, Friedman said.

While at the farm, Friedman took multiple exposures, making sure to have a "correct" exposure for both the brightest parts of the scene, as well as exposures for the darker parts of the scene. He then used special software to blend the different exposures.

"This allows the final photograph to more realistically reflect what our eyes see," Friedman said.

About Photographer Josh Friedman

Read this Patch feature about the Yardley photographer

I have loved photography for about 50 years. I primarily photograph landscapes, rustic scenery, and historic architecture, so there are always interesting subjects throughout Bucks County. I sell prints of my photographs through my online ETSY shop, “JoshFriedmanPhoto.”

You can buy this Patterson Farm photograph and other prints of my photographs by clicking here.

Also, follow Friedman's photography on Facebook here as well as Instagram here.