Steve Roberts

@wildoutdoorsphoto

Photographer (wildlife, landscape, astro - whatever takes my interest!). Based in the Seattle area of the Pacific Northwest | Retired software developer | Expat Brit.

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Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· 15d

For 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 #wildlife

A female Rufous Hummingbird, with orange and green body feathers, sips nectar whilst in flight from a bunch of small orange-red flowers.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· 18d

Where’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 #photography

Somewhat abstract image of a glass hot shop’s glory hole where the glass being used is kept molten. The glow from the furnace outlines the doorway.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· 18d

I’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.

A ball of glass attached to a glass blower’s pipe glows with heat from a flame as the piece is rolled and worked.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Jul 5

The last rays of sunset from Dege Peak, looking toward Mount #Rainier (#Tahoma). #BlueSkyArtShow #wide #photography #landscape #panoramic #pnw #nationalpark

Sunset rays burst over a distant ridge, captured from a peak overlooking Mount Rainier on the eastern side of the park.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Apr 22

For #WaterfallWednesday, #Palouse Falls and its plunge pool in Eastern Washington, taken during late spring. #photography #landscape #monochrome #blackandwhite #pnw

Monochrome black and white landscape image of a waterfall and river, continuing from the plunge pool, into a canyon.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Apr 18

The jagged #edge of ridges of the Olympic #mountain range outlined at #sunset. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #pnw

Sunset fills the sky with orange above the ridges of a mountain range. Below, the color is reflected in the waters of Puget Sound.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Apr 12

Broad-bodied Chaser #dragonfly resting on reeds. #photography #closeup #stunday #wildlife

A blue-tailed dragonfly, about 2 inches long, settles with outstretched wings on the brown oval head of a set of reeds. Mottled green grasses make up the background.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Apr 4

Early 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 #Himalaya

The image shows the view through the vestibule of a tent onto a snow covered rock field, with snowy peaks reaching altitudes of 20,000 feet in the distance.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Mar 21

Pebbles on a beach. #BlueSkyArtShow #stone #photography #still_life #closeup

A collection of found pebbles at a beach, with seagrass draped in an arc across them.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Mar 21

“Amphitheater”, a collection of limpets watch a solid performance from the #stone 😀. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

Monochrome black and white image of a hole in beach rock containing a large rock with limpets clinging to the walls of the hole, suggesting an audience.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Mar 7

An image from #Kalaloch beach on the #Olympic peninsula, waves #flowing around a drift log under a stormy sky. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #beach #pnw

Waves flow around several large logs on a beach, some partially buried in the grey sand.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Feb 14

“Ghost” The skeletal remains of a decaying leaf lie atop a fallen log, seeming to merge back from whence it came. #BlueSkyArtShow #wood #photography #closeup

The image shows a fallen tree trunk, reddish wood, with the remains of a leaf lying on top. The leaf appears transparent in places, giving off the impression that it’s fusing back into the log.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Feb 7

Morning #sunlight reflecting off dew drops lining the petals of a ranunculus bloom. #blueskyartshow #flower #closeup #photography

The yellow petals of a ranunculus flower lined with early morning dew drops reflecting the sun.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Jan 29

A 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 #bird

The image shows the top of the head of a Great Horned Owl, yellow eyes peering over the edge of its nest built in a cavity of a decaying tree.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Jan 24

A #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 #pnw

A black and white image capturing a cold scene at a waterfall. Ice encrusts the rocks and mosses, while water continues to flow into the plunge pool at the base.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Jan 17

#One photographer seeks solitude from the workshop crowd and stands awaiting dawn’s first light. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #silhouette

A photographer stands alone atop a small ridge with just tripod and camera for company, silhouetted against the early dawn light, awaiting the perfect moment.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Jan 10

A 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 #nature

A small sandy-brown mushroom, less than an inch and a half high, stands above a base of fresh green moss. The upper half background is an out of focus mottled brown and green of the woodland in which it was found.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Jan 5

New Year’s Eve moon rising over Mount Baker (Kulshan) in the northern Cascades. 830nm #infrared capture. #mountainmonday #photography #monochrome #landscape #pnw

Black and white infrared image showing a rising and 98% full moon over the volcanic peak of Mount Baker (Mt Kulshan) in the northern Cascade range of Washington State. Recent snow cover glows white, with a small inversion at the base of the image, along a river flowing behind grassy fields making up the foreground.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Dec 21

For #Stunday, a short-eared #owl hunting low in the grasses at Samish in the #pnw. #photography #birds #wildlife #nature

A short-eared owl, white-feathered wings outstretched, hovers over grasses, yellow eyes fixed on the ground just ahead as it detects a potential meal.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Dec 20

A 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 #photography

A head and shoulders portrait of a mature male elk gazing at the photographer, against an out of focus forest background.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Dec 15

For #mountainmonday the summit of Ama Dablam, wreathed in clouds at sunset, taken while en-route to #Everest base camp. #photography #landscape #nepal #himalaya

The flat-topped snowy peak of Ama Dablam, on the Nepalese side of the Himalaya, is surrounded by orange clouds lit up by the sunset.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Dec 13

“Pride in my ride” #photography #blueskyartshow #favoritethings #portrait

An older Chinese man sits astride a motorbike, in an alleyway, head back, laughing with joy at the situation.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Dec 8

A rough-legged hawk, readying itself to strike after detecting sound or motion in the grasses below. #birds #birdphotography #hawk #nature #wildlife #pnw

A rough-legged hawk stretches its wings as it prepares to pounce on food in the grass and reeds below its perch. The underside of the wings are creamy white with brown tips. Sandy colored feathers cover its legs, and it has a white head with speckled brown feathers and light blue eyes. Green and brown mottled out of focus grasses and reeds make up the background.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Dec 6

I 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 #nightsky

A green aurora arcs over the wing of a jet as it heads over Greenland en-route to Europe.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Nov 23

An 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 #nightsky

The Milky Way arcs over Mount Rainier (Tahoma), with the lights of cars and the Sunrise visitor center below.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Nov 22

#Small, but looking to be tall 😀. #BlueSkyArtShow #fungi #photography #closeup

A group of three small mushrooms emulate their forest surroundings, standing tall on a decaying log.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Nov 9

#Evening at the Marin headland overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape

The Golden Gate Bridge spanning the entrance to San Francisco bay, with a rising moon.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Nov 1

Early #autumn colors reflected in the calm waters of the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #fall #pnw

Trees and bushes, tinted with early autumnal color, lean over calm river waters, the setting sun catching and highlighting the mosses on branches. The calm water reflects the bursts of color above.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Oct 26

A US #coastguard boat exercising in heavy swells off of First Beach, La Push last weekend. Mesmerizing watching them chilling in the surf! #photography #stunday #pnw #storm

A small coastguard vessel crashes through an incoming wave, momentarily disappearing in the rush of water, on a training exercise.

Steve Roberts@wildoutdoorsphoto· Oct 24

For #ForestFriday, a stand of trees, taken during fall, alongside the middle fork of the Snoqualmie river. #photography #fall #landscape