Ngarkat Images: March 2010

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Polo 7

Polo 7
Originally uploaded by Ngarkat

A happy umpire and knackered horse :)

Polo 4

Polo 4
Originally uploaded by Ngarkat

The ears are back ...

Polo 2

Polo 2
Originally uploaded by Ngarkat

Determination plus!!

Polo 1

Polo 1
Originally uploaded by Ngarkat

Adelaide Polo Club playing at Mount Barker, South Australia.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) quite wet...

Saturday, March 27, 2010

I've selected some shots I took recently over at Victoria Park race course for the Adelaide Skyshow for 2010. I've put them up here.
There are various ways to view the pics. Have a play. If you see a graphic showing up in the middle of the image while it is uploading the image in slide show mode, simply click on the screen somewhere off the image and it should disappear...

My favorite images are near the far end (#'s 37 and up) ... scroll down :)

Monday, March 15, 2010

F111 Adelaide 500 2010

F111 Adelaide 500 2010
Originally uploaded by Ngarkat

Quite a thrill for the kids & I as this 'ol girl flew straight over our house in downtown Dulwich, South Australia.

F111 Adelaide 500 2010

F111 Adelaide 500 2010
Originally uploaded by Ngarkat

The was the last flyover from the 'ol F111. A seriously impressive piece of gear.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Skyshow 2010

This shot was interesting in that it is an accident!
I moved the camera on it's tripod from a vertical position to a horizontal position when the shutter was on a timed exposure. I like the effect :)

This was the amazing finale!

All sorts of amazing effects...

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Adelaide 500 2010 (Saturday)

Great fun to see the FA18 Jet fly over at the Adelaide 500 V8 car race.

About Me

My name is Peter (I prefer Pete) Hayward.

I am married to a wonderful lady, Pam. We live in the delightful little suburb of Glenside in Adelaide, South Australia.

Somethings, it seems, are meant to be. And heck I am ever lucky!!!

We live in what must be one of the best locations around with terrific neighbours and the very best of friends. A top spot within a stones throw of the Adelaide city centre.

The names "Ngarkat" and "Boxflat" are taken from a little known conservation park that borders what was my family's farm south of Lameroo in the Mallee country of South Australia.

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I'm a fan of Nikon cameras. It turns out that once one starts with a brand of camera it's very hard to change brands due to the significant investment in lenses and also in learning the control layout and idiosyncrasies of the brand. I have no religious favour of Nikon. Each camera manufacturer make sensational cameras these days. It's just chance really. In my early 'career' in photography my first 'real' camera was a Pentax MX 35mm. I really loved that little camera. From there my life of destitution and want really kicked in. I won't dwell on my penchant for motorcycles, off road of course. They also kept me broke and the Orthopedic Surgeon in the latest model Audi.

When I lived in country SA (Lameroo) I started a significant part time business, particularly in Wedding, Event and even aerial photography. Earlier images on this site have been taken with a Nikon 5700, D200, D600, D610 and later a D750, D500, D810. I've been playing with a 1 Series J3 & V2 however the workhorse cameras are currently a toss up between my D500, D750 and D810. I'm longing for a new mirrorless camera (I do have a the V2 which is sensational for its time, really really good, long story ) however now I'm waiting for Nikon to come out with a mirrorless that is affordable and appeals to me (the new ones don't hit the mark for me). I can dream can't I :) To view my complete profile (including my email address, not shown here to help foil spam bots) click this link:

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