2023 Australia Photographic Society (APS) – Australia Cup
Each year our club participates in the Australian Photographic Society’s Australia Cup – a digital competition between photography clubs across Australia. Last year we came sixth! All members, irrespective of grade, are requested to submit two images for consideration to be selected as part of our entry of 20 images (two images per member can be put forward).
This year there is a theme for the competition which is “This is Australia. “Any image that shows a flavour of life in Australia including landscapes, people, iconic events and iconic places including architecture, birds and animals. Images may be taken in any of Australia’s territories.”
I can immediately think of some wonderful images that members have taken and entered in club competitions. So, please take some time to look back over your images and enter some iconic images of this beautiful country we call home.
Entries close Sunday 14thMay.
The easiest way to submit an image is to select a previously uploaded image that has done well in our competitions.
To do this:
- Go to the entry form APS Australian Cup 2022 preselection in the Members area of the club website.
- Use the green “Select From Existing Uploaded Images” button
- Open the Result filter, clear the filter, then check your highest awards
- When selecting your image please remember the theme for this year’s competition. Review the images as a slideshow and then select the chosen image for entry. This returns you to the entry form and populates the entry.
- Repeat for your second submission.
Please do not enter previously submitted images, whether they were a part of our, or another club’s entry. Also, you can only submit entries as part of one club.
by Dennis Archibald, May 7, 2023
May Club Night Reminder
The May club night will be at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on Wednesday 10th May. At this stage I don’t have a presenter lined up so if anyone would like to step forward to give a 15 to 30 minute presentation or talk on an aspect of their photography please get in touch. Our print judge for the night is Chris Prior. See you then.
by Dennis Archibald, May 7, 2023
April Print Night Reminder
Our April print night is fast approaching and will be held at Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on 12th April. Our guest speaker is Bob Todd who will follow in Chris Prior’s footsteps with a short presentation on the PSA course he recently completed on Digital Photography. Our usual raffles and refreshments will be followed by the judging of prints. This month our judge is Bill Chambers. See you then.
by Dennis Archibald, April 10, 2023
Club Membership Renewal
Membership is now open for Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. To renew your membership please click on the blue Membership Renewal button in the members area on the club website. Download the membership form, complete the form, including the payment to the club’s account. Please when filling in the payment information add your name in the Reference field so that our Treasurer knows who has paid.
Once the form is complete and payment made email the completed form to Susan Slack.
by Dennis Archibald, April 4, 2023
Lake Macquarie Camera Club Incorporated Membership – 2023 to 2024
Good news. I can now advise that we have received approval from NSW Fair Trading to establish our new club under the name Lake Macquarie Camera Club Incorporated.
As an association independent from the club where we hold our meetings we will have to rely on fees, donations, sponsorships, and fund raising to generate the funds to run our new club. For many years Belmont 16s Sailing Club subsidised our photography club allowing us to charge a modest membership fee, but this will no longer be the case. To this end and in line with the advice I gave at our February and March meetings our annual club membership fees will be increasing to $50.00 p.a. Maintaining our club in a sound financial position will allow us to offer good judges and presenters.
Similarly, to the arrangement with Belmont 16s we will also require that members join the Valentine Bowling Club (VBC) as social members. This is in recognition that VBC do not charge us for the use of their function room for our meetings. The current cost is $10.00 p.a.
The committee recognises that this is a significant increase to what members have been paying in the past, but it is comparable to annual fees for similar clubs in the local area.
This inaugural membership fee will cover you for the period up to and including 30th June 2024. After this date your annual membership fees will cover a financial year 1st July to 30th June. To join please complete the application form you will find at the link below and return via email to our club secretary Susan Slack. This form also includes the banking details so you can pay your membership fee. There are two forms, one a MS Word document that allows you to type directly into the relevant fields and a pdf for filling in, scanning and returning to Susan.
Valentine Bowling Club social memberships expire on the 30/4/2023. As soon as you can after this date pay your annual membership fee. Once you have your card take a photo and send the image to Susan Slack.
In line with starting a new club we will also be making changes to our existing website to reflect the changes to our club’s name. As you can appreciate this will take a little time. If you have the old club website bookmarked in your browser, you can continue to use that bookmark but change the name of the link to the new club’s name. Alternatively, a search using the following address will take you to the same site – https://lakemac.myphotoclub.com.au
If you have any questions about applying for membership or other matters relating to our new club, please contact myself or one of your committee members.
Membership Form in MS Word – Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc Membership Application Form V1.4 Locked
Membership Form pdf version – Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc Membership Application Form V1.4 Locked
by Dennis Archibald, March 28, 2023
