Reminder – June Club Night
A final reminder. The June club night will be at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on Wednesday 14th June. Our presenter for the night is Don Anderson. Don’s presentation will be about his photo tour to central Australia to photograph Kathi Thanda (Lake Eyre) and The Painted Hills from the air. We saw some of these stunning images in Don’s portfolio project.
“Deep in the South Australian desert lies vast Kathi Thanda and nearby The Painted Hills, a lunar landscape of ochre-red and mustard yellow. The lake lies below sea level and usually is completely dry. However, in 2022 water from north-western Queensland flowed into the lake and even more unusually it also rained locally. This not only filled the lake and allowed plants to grow but also brought fish and birds. In August I was fortunate to be able to take several flights over this area in a small plane with the doors removed to provide the best possible view.”
We will have our usual raffles and refreshments. A great chance to socialise and discuss the displayed prints. See you then.
Our print judge for the night will be myself 😉
by Dennis Archibald, June 9, 2023
2023 Northern Photographic Weekend
The NPF is holding a photographic competition and exhibition in conjunction with a convention weekend on 29th and 30th July, 2023. The convention will feature a range of keynote speakers and workshops over the two days, as well as a trade fair with many of the key suppliers in attendance.
The competition and convention are open to all members of affiliated camera clubs, which includes our camera club.
Venue: Kurri Kurri Bowling Club, Tarro Street, Kurri Kurri (next to McDonald’s)
If you intend to come along to the weekend please RSVP by sending an email to myself at bicton36@gmail.com by Monday 17th July, 2023 as numbers are required for catering. To see the full details please click on the following link to access the flyer for the event which provides details on the competitions that are available to enter. For those intending to enter prints I will provide information about collection of prints in a following post.
by Dennis Archibald, June 7, 2023
2023 Momento Pro Club Program
I know many members enjoy putting together photo books to presercve memories of trips they undertake or to show off some of their best images. We have recently received correspondence from Momento Pro about some changes to their Photography Club Program which includes an increased discount for members who use Momento Pro for their printed photo books. The following is some of the detail from this correspondence.
“We also want to advise that in 2023 the Momento Pro Club Program is undergoing some important service updates, to make administration easier and provide Club members with a better long-term discount;
- The 10% discount has been increased to 15% on all print-on-demand orders
- Eligible existing members can still redeem the 30% off first book discount until midnight AEST 16 July 2023
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by Dennis Archibald, May 15, 2023
Membership Renewal 2023 to 2024 – Reminder
A special thanks to those members who have already sent in their Lake Macquarie Camera Club membership forms, paid their club fees and have joined Valentine Bowling Club and provided a copy of their membership card showing that it is current for 2024.
For those members who have not yet renewed their membership you have until the 30th June to renew. We need to set this deadline so that we can close off the annual membership renewal process. After this date we will be assuming that past members of Belmont 16s Photography Club do not intend to join our new club and their access to the club website and ability to enter club competitions will be removed. New people joining the club or old members who miss the 30th June deadline can of course apply to join the club anew.
As you can appreciate we have a few gaps in information to fill in so over the coming weeks we will be contacting some people to make sure we have all the relevant information. We appreciate your continued support.
by Dennis Archibald, May 15, 2023
Wangi Workers Camera Club Invitation
For those members who may be interested I have received an invitation from Colleen Price to attend a presentation by Robin Moon at Wangi Workers Camera Club Auditorium on Monday 22 May at 7 pm.
by Dennis Archibald, May 9, 2023
