Photographer (wildlife, landscape, astro - whatever takes my interest!). Based in the Seattle area of the Pacific Northwest | Retired software developer | Expat Brit. https://www.steverobertsphotography.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mveifqvxfs2sSecond image, again of the #undulating landscape of the #Palouse, for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow. The setting sun highlights the dust trails at the end of a busy day’s work during harvest season. #photography #landscape #pnw13 Sep 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mveifqvxfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mvd4zdgu4c2yA lone tractor works the #undulating fields of the #Palouse region of Washington State as a spring afternoon draws to a close. #BlueSkyArtShow #pnw #photography #landscape12 Sep 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd4zdgu4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mvavdeg35c2lWhen I think of a #bird with a #mouthful, well, a #puffin just comes straight to mind! #BirdOfTheDay #nature #photography #wildlife11 Sep 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvavdeg35c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mrpi33jdl22wFor the #EmeraldBackdrop theme for #BirdOfTheDay, a female Rufous #Hummingbird enjoys the crocosmia in our yard - shortly before the local wild deer population stripped the lot! #bird #photography #wildlife28 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpi33jdl22whttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mriuoo2v7c22Where’s the #glass you might ask? Well, it’s molten inside the glory hole of the hot shop. The heat from these ovens feels immense, even from across the shop. I really don’t know how the glass workers stand it (except in winter - I imagine it’s quite nice then, lol). #BlueSkyArtShow #photography25 Jul 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriuoo2v7c22https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mrhwaihom22eI’ve posted this one before but couldn’t resist doing so again given today’s theme of #glass for the #BlueSkyArtShow. A glass artist works a piece in the hot shop.25 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhwaihom22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mpubt54q7k2tThe last rays of sunset from Dege Peak, looking toward Mount #Rainier (#Tahoma). #BlueSkyArtShow #wide #photography #landscape #panoramic #pnw #nationalpark05 Jul 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpubt54q7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mk3yeamkwk2fFor #WaterfallWednesday, #Palouse Falls and its plunge pool in Eastern Washington, taken during late spring. #photography #landscape #monochrome #blackandwhite #pnw22 Apr 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3yeamkwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mjrie4ibfk2nThe jagged #edge of ridges of the Olympic #mountain range outlined at #sunset. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #pnw18 Apr 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrie4ibfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mjcqpniepc2cBroad-bodied Chaser #dragonfly resting on reeds. #photography #closeup #stunday #wildlife12 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcqpniepc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mipge3u7xc25Early morning view from my tent, looking towards the peaks of Taboche and Tobuche, after an overnight snow shower at our camp in Lobuche alongside the #Khumbu glacier, en-route to #Everest base camp in #Nepal. #BlueSkyArtShow #openings #photography #landscape #Himalaya04 Apr 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipge3u7xc25https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mhm32vuvps2nPebbles on a beach. #BlueSkyArtShow #stone #photography #still_life #closeup21 Mar 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhm32vuvps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mhl5abixk22t“Amphitheater”, a collection of limpets watch a solid performance from the #stone 😀. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography21 Mar 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl5abixk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mgi2elkde22mAn image from #Kalaloch beach on the #Olympic peninsula, waves #flowing around a drift log under a stormy sky. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #beach #pnw07 Mar 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi2elkde22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3metakon2is25“Ghost” The skeletal remains of a decaying leaf lie atop a fallen log, seeming to merge back from whence it came. #BlueSkyArtShow #wood #photography #closeup14 Feb 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3metakon2is25https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mebnqx4fgk2dMorning #sunlight reflecting off dew drops lining the petals of a ranunculus bloom. #blueskyartshow #flower #closeup #photography07 Feb 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebnqx4fgk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mdkz5v6cvc2xA grumpy-looking Great Horned #Owl makes #EyeContact from its nest space, wondering (I like to think) what all the commotion is about below (answer - a passing group of birders had spotted it!). #BirdOfTheDay #photography #wildlife #bird29 Jan 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkz5v6cvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3md6goznrh22wA #cold wintry scene at Franklin Falls, near Snoqualmie Pass, from a few years back. The rocks to get down to the plunge pool were like glass! #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #waterfall #pnw24 Jan 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6goznrh22whttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mcmteoetuk27#One photographer seeks solitude from the workshop crowd and stands awaiting dawn’s first light. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #silhouette17 Jan 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmteoetuk27https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mc3a6eajhc2qA small mushroom, possibly a moss bell or hooded bell, rises above a #vibrant bed of moss. Three shot #macro focus stack. #blueskyartshow #photography #closeup #fungi #nature10 Jan 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3a6eajhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3mbon2ftack2kNew Year’s Eve moon rising over Mount Baker (Kulshan) in the northern Cascades. 830nm #infrared capture. #mountainmonday #photography #monochrome #landscape #pnw05 Jan 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbon2ftack2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3majepgef3s2fFor #Stunday, a short-eared #owl hunting low in the grasses at Samish in the #pnw. #photography #birds #wildlife #nature21 Dec 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3majepgef3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3maggqcndkc2qA majestic Roosevelt #Elk in the #Hoh Rainforest gets a little too interested in me for my comfort, even with a long lens. Thankfully he got bored and wandered off! #BlueSkyArtShow #openhouse #nature #wildlife #photography20 Dec 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3maggqcndkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3m7ztucumck2vFor #mountainmonday the summit of Ama Dablam, wreathed in clouds at sunset, taken while en-route to #Everest base camp. #photography #landscape #nepal #himalaya15 Dec 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ztucumck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3m7utfzstqc24“Pride in my ride” #photography #blueskyartshow #favoritethings #portrait13 Dec 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7utfzstqc24https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3m7ib6frfn22uA rough-legged hawk, readying itself to strike after detecting sound or motion in the grasses below. #birds #birdphotography #hawk #nature #wildlife #pnw08 Dec 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ib6frfn22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3m7dxxlkalk26I think this meets today’s #sky theme for the #BlueSkyArtShow. The #aurora appearing to arc over the wing of a jet. #photography #airplane #northernlights #auroraborealis #nightsky06 Dec 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dxxlkalk26https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3m6ayxtdn4c23An alternative take for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow. Standing on Sourdough Ridge overlooking Sunrise Park at Mt #Rainier (Tahoma), I always feel so #small gazing at the peak and the Milky Way beyond. #photography #landscape #nationalpark #nightsky23 Nov 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ayxtdn4c23https://bsky.app/profile/wildoutdoorsphoto.com/post/3m67zmoe4vs2s#Small, but looking to be tall 😀. #BlueSkyArtShow #fungi #photography #closeup22 Nov 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:ql3dk4ofchwi5uyt7ait5bna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67zmoe4vs2s