Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Moved

This blog has moved to andres.kytt.org.

Monday, July 21, 2008

What are you?


What are you?, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

I'll be damned, if I know what flower this is. All I know is it's beautiful and grows in my back garden.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Who's feeding whom?


CRW_8162.jpg, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

An old one, but still lovely. St. James park, London.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Eraly morning boatin'


_MG_6306.jpg, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

This place has been quiet for a while. This is because a lot of pictures I have taken lately are more of the documentary rather than artistic kind. This one was taken on xdream 2008 Karksi-Nuia night stage. Between 4 and 5 AM, mist coming from the lake and there they are: on the track for more than 6 hours, 5 more hours to go.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Mr. Maasik


Mr. Maasik, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

You don't know this man? You don't know Estonian punk music, then. "oh yes, I drank vodka. But now I'm sitting on the back seat of my merc ..."

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Eplik


Eplik, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Vaiko Eplik on stage with Eliit. Rabarock 2008.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Michael Weikath


Michael Weikath, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Michael Weikath on stage with Helloween. Rabarock 2008.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Vürst


Vürst, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Peeter Volkonski on stage with Propeller. Rabarock 2008. Another Estonian punk/rock legend

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Electric Eel Shock


Electric Eel Shock, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Rabarock 2008 main stage. These guys rocked big time

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Leslie da Bass


Leslie da Bass, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Leslie da Bass on stage with HU? Rabarock 2008

Monday, June 16, 2008

Truckfighters


Truckfighters, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Rabarock 2008

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Helloween


Helloween, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Andi Deris, lead singer of Helloween on main stage during the Rabarock festival in Järvakandi, Estonia. More to come from the event as the the ears still ring and those memory cards need to be uploaded, but let me tell you this: it was awesome. HUGE, and I mean HUGE thanks to the Rabarock team and, personally, Ingrid Peek, for this opportunity.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Splash II


Splash II, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

What's on the picture? A wave hitting rocks on Venice Beach, CA. A classic example of "crooked horizon, too much noise". No idea why I like it but I do. Apparently, some other people do as well. Great! I'm not a looner!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Angel


Angel, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Taken on Venice Beach. That's a crazy place all right but she just appeared out of nowhere on that yellow bike and was gone almost before I got to take a picture. A true angel.

Monday, June 02, 2008

Green Monkey


Green Monkey, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

This guy seems to think he's a squirrel. Well, he clearly isn't.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Blue Moneky


Blue Moneky, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

One of my favorites from the chimpanzee place in the LA zoo. The monkey looks a tad blue, though.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Lights Out


Lights Out, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Amsterdam, obviously

Amsterdam Alley


Amsterdam Alley, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Taken on our short layover in Amsterdam en route to LA

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Lady


Lady, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

You _could_ try to strike a more supercilious pose but would probably just hurt yourself

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Hiding


Hiding, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Spotted this gal just left to the path and crouched. Managed to take this shot through dense vegetation before she panicked. Technically not perfect but conveys the thrill of stalking pretty good.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Sleep


Sleep, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Murka enjoying what cats enjoy the most.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

City in Danger


_MG_7084.jpg, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Playing around with some presets in Lightroom. Gives the otherwise quite bland image that something, I think.

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Pied Wagtail


Pied Wagtail, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

My first half-decent bird picture ever, I think. Taken on my recent sunrise trip to a nearby swamp to see whether the grouse' would be playing.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Modern Trash


Modern Trash, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Another old one from Milan.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Thief


Thief, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

That nuthatch is really worthy its name. The guy kept coming back for peanuts that were actually there for the tits.

The saint I


The saint I, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

The Karli bridge is fabulous, especially in the evening. It's strange to think that most of the original figures are tucked away somewhere and the ones we see are the replicas...

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Haliaetus albicilla


Haliaetus albicilla, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

What do you do when you drive along a dirt track with your brand new camera you barely know and out of nowhere not one, but _two_ white-tailed eagles appear _very low_ in the sky in front of you? If you are anything like me, you almost crash, drop half the gear, manage a crappy shot like this and swear silently for two weeks.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Temporary Fire III


Temporary Fire III, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

There has been a song from JMKE haunting me for ages. In English, it has an ending (Estonian version here: http://punk.bumpclub.ee/punktex/J.M.K.E/grin_tex.html#tuli) that goes like this:

Temporary fire and temporary honor
For the fallen heroes

The picture is taken in the Maarjamäe Memorial Ensemble that was erect to contain a Eternal Fire in remembrance of soviet soldiers fallen in WWII. The fire is now extinct.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Flight


Flight, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

A find from the days in Milan. Despite the horrible stomach virus, these were nice days. Especially looking from waaaay over here.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The Artist and the Sea


The Artist and the Sea, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Taken from the Santa Monica pier in LA.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Amsterdam Spring


Amsterdam Spring, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Saw this re-used bicycle when we decided we had time for a short hop to Amsterdam on our layover to LA.

Monday, March 03, 2008

Forza Inter


Forza Inter, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

What do you conclude about Forza Inter fans based on this Milan balcony?

Forgotten


Forgotten, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

It always breaks my heart to see old trusty bicycles left alone like this. You wouldn't do that to your horse, would you?

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Swimming


Swimming, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Another one from the Great Geneva Bird Adventure

Sunday, February 24, 2008

There ought to be fish


There ought to be fish, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

One of my favorites from the Geneva Lake Bird Show also known as "here's cookies for everyone"

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Nosy


Nosy, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

This youngster apparently believes there's bread coming out of the lens. Well, its not.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Yellow


Yellow, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Yes I know I've been quiet for a while. Huge backlog of unprocessed photos (most of which not worth uploading), a Company Meeting to cover etc. etc.

This is what I hope to be first of the photos I will upload from our holiday in Geneva and Milan. Taken in Geneva, looking north along the lake.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Egotrip


Egotrip, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

What else can I say? Vanity has always been one of my sins.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Yes, I'm chewing at your Martens

This is Bondi a young English Bulldog happily chewing away on my darn good Doc Martens boots. Thanks to Triin for supplying the model!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Big Cat


Big Cat, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Ain't she lovely?

Friday, January 11, 2008

Objects of my Life: SR-71


Sr-71, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Read about it in the book "Skunk works". The story goes that after developing the U2 surveillance plane, the people behind it realized that at some point Russians are going to develop a way to shoot it down. And then they would need to build better plane and the Russians are going to develop a better weapon and so forth. The only way to succeed, they decided, was not to take one but _two_ steps at a time. So they went and built a plane that is still to surpassed.

The attitude behind it and the way it was built in record time have always impressed me deeply.

Got this model from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.

Objects of my life: Canon EOS-10D


Old friend, originally uploaded by Andres Kütt.

Since March 2003, it has been a source of much enjoyment and a constant companion. Now, we must part. It is for sale. The camera is slightly worn and has done ~20k shots but in perfect working condition. In addition you will get:
- two spare batteries
- two chargers (don't ask)
- a Sensor Swab sensor cleaning set

I'll throw in a old but working Tamron 70-300 4-5.6 (with a Hoya UV filter) if you should be interested. The price is reasonable, I want 3000 Estonians (or the highest bid) for the lot.

Oh, what did I get as a replacement? Look here