Welcome

The club caters for photographers of all skill levels from beginners to highly experienced. You do not need expensive camera equipment to participate in club activities.

We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Members can participate in graded print and digital competitions. ZOOM tutorial sessions and hands on workshops occur on the third and fourth Wednesday in each month. Go to About/Help/Contact for more information.

Use the Join Our Club button to set up an account and sign up. Use the About Us button for more information and contacts.

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About our club

Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. is an incorporated association that was previously the Belmont 16s Photography Club. We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. Club members are required to join Valentine Bowling Club as social members.

Objectives of the Club

To provide members of the club with opportunities to advance the standard of their pictorial and technical photographic work.

To promote the exchange of information and ideas about photography through the provision of education and training programmes, newsletters, a website, and other means.

To encourage and assist members to participate in photographic competitions both within and beyond the Club.

 
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May
22
Wed
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
May 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
Jun
5
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Jun 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Club Committee meets on the first Wednesday night of each month from 7pm to 8pm via Zoom. If you have any issues that you would like the Committee to consider, please contact the Chairperson[...]
Jun
22
Sat
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Jun 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
Recent Posts Archives

Results for competitions in 2023 April Digital

There were 9 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2023 April Digital

Member’s choice voting is available. This just for fun and does not affect the club pointscore. To vote follow the link above.

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Hang On
David Richards – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Lunch Break
Don Anderson – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Rush Hour
Don Anderson – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

Having a Break
Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Line Up for a Swim
Sandy Townsend – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Stitch in Time
Wendy Tarrant – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

Flying Surfer
Roy Killen – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Friends
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Digital

Taking Charge
Chris Prior – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Diane Schofield, May 8, 2023

Cessnock City Library Exhibition June 2023

The Cessnock City Library will be hosting an exhibition for our club this coming June.  Your prints are urgently required. We need both large and small prints.  This is your exhibition, so please participate.

Please leave your prints  with Kathryn James at the Print Night meeting next week.  If you are not attending next week’s meeting, prints may be left at Kathryn’s home.  It would be advisable to organise a time with her first.

by Diane Schofield, May 3, 2023

Hunter Region Botanic Night Tours

Hunter Region Botanic Gardens is offering Ghost Fungi Photographic night tours. Bookings are essential.  Please ring 4987 1655  to make your booking.  Cost is $25 per person.

There will only be two sessions for photographers:

Friday 5 May  and Thursday 11 May.

Please note that this event has not been organised by the Lake Macquarie Camera Club

by Diane Schofield, May 3, 2023

APS Photo Walk Day 6 May 2023

Pre-Photo Walk Day Presentation – 3 May

Hosted by Greg McMillan FAPS AFIAP. Join us for a pre-Photo Walk Day presentation with Jen Fawkes FSPS EPSA SPSA.

Jen is an educator with the online education programs with PSA and judges international exhibitions. Jen’s primary interests are photojournalism, street photography, creative portraiture and a little of everything else.

Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane – 7:00pm
Adelaide, Darwin – 6:30pm
Perth – 5:00pm

Register in advance for this presentation.

https://www.a-p-s.org.au/index.php/events/photo-walk-day

by Diane Schofield, April 18, 2023

Results for competitions in 2023 April Prints

There were 6 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2023 April Prints

Member’s choice voting is available. This just for fun and does not affect the club pointscore. To vote follow the link above.

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Too Close
Allison Hayes – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

Zebra Pair
Steve McGrath – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Large Print

Open Wide
Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Large Print

Hungarian Parliament Building
Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Small Print

2mm Flying Ant
Bill Chambers – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Large Print

Harajuku Girls
Alan Hinde – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Large Print

by Diane Schofield, April 13, 2023