k Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc.

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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Oct
22
Tue
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Oct 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[...]
Nov
6
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Nov 6 @ 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[...]
Recent Posts Archives

Training Night Reminder

This Wednesday, 23rd October, at 7pm at VBC Roy Killen will present a session on “Using AI to Improve Your Photography”. He will also explain the 2025 club rules regarding the use of AI for preparing images entered in club competitions.

by Roy Killen, October 21, 2024

Results for competitions in 2024 October Digital

There were 8 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 2024 October 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

How good is grass
Pauline Dobson – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Portrait sitter
Pauline Dobson – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Holi Flare
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

Dance with Ella – Jump
Stephane Thomas – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Dance with Sofia – Powder
Stephane Thomas – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Digital

Slim Pickings
Steve Wallis – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Team Work
Shane Wallwork – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Its Olive Time
Ruth Keech – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

by Roy Killen, October 17, 2024

PSA INTERCLUB SELECTIONS

The following members had images selected to represent our club in Round 1 of the PSA Digital Interclub competitions:

Colour: Jennifer Carrigan, Bob Todd, Chris Mannweiler, Greg Carruthers, Ian Armstrong, David Richards.

Monochrome: Margot Hughes, Helen Walker, Jennifer Carrigan, David Richards, Chris Prior, Greg Carruthers.

Photo Travel: Margot Hughes, Chris Mannweiler, Chris Prior, David Richards, Jennifer Carrigan, Helen Walker.

Photojournalism: Roy Killen, Brenton Elsey, Jennifer Carrigan, Margot Hughes, Peter Stanley, Chris Mannweiler.

Nature: Roy Killen, Jennifer Carrigan, Helen Walker, Bob Todd, Margot Hughes, Chris Mannweiler.

Thank you to everyone who submitted images for possible selection, and congratulations to those who had images selected.

The results of these competitions should be available in mid-November.

Entries for Round 2 of the Interclub competitions are open and will close on 1st December. Your IOTY entries should provide some good choices – so don’t be shy about entering.

Full details about the PSA Interclub competitions are in the “Club Documents”. If you have any questions, please email Roy Killen.

by Roy Killen, October 7, 2024

October Competitions Reminder

Entries for the October Print and Digital monthly competitions close at midnight Sunday 6th October.

 

 

by Roy Killen, October 6, 2024

IOTY ENTRIES

Entries for the Print and Digital sections of the Image of the Year competition must be made before midnight on Saturday 26th October.

A member may enter up to FOUR images in each section of the Image of the Year competition.

There are some restrictions on entries in the Image of the Year competition and you will find them on page 6 of the club competition rules that you can download from the Club Documents tab on the home page of the club website.

by Roy Killen, October 3, 2024