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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Apr
3
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Apr 3 @ 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[...]
Apr
17
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Zoom Presentation – Bill Chamber...
Zoom Presentation – Bill Chamber...
Apr 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Photographers Caught Cheating in Competitions
Apr
22
Mon
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Apr 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[...]
May
1
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
May 1 @ 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

Results for competitions in 2024 February 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 2024 February 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

Postie Race
Joy Thomas – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Haughty
Diane Schofield – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Beauty from below
Ruth Keech – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

What are you doing
Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Simply Pondering
Tiegan Mannweiler – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Mono Digital

White Rose
Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

Sideways glance
Greg Carruthers – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Powder HairFlip
Stephane Thomas – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Digital

Rose Petals
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Roy Killen, February 27, 2024

Results for competitions in 2024 January 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 2024 January Digital

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Bucking Bronco
Mark Dewar – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

This Hole is Taken_Fiddler Crab
Russell Smith – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Nature Digital

The Self Portrait
Shane Wallwork – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

Beautiful Bavaria
Steven Nossiter – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Stop that
Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Nature Digital

The eye has it
Wendy Tarrant – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

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

In for the Kill
Bob Todd – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Nature Digital

Makeshift Mechanic
Chris Prior – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Roy Killen, February 8, 2024

PHOTOJOURNALISM

The Set Subject for March is Photojournalism. Please make sure you check the information about this topic in the Set Subjects download from the “Club Documents” link. There are special limitations on content and editing for photojournalism images. 

You can get further information about Photojournalism from this page on the PSA website Photojournalism (psa-photo.org).

 

by Roy Killen, January 27, 2024

PSA INTERCLUB COMPETITION

Thank you to all the club members who submitted images for possible selection for our cub entries in Round 2 of the PSA Interclub competition. These members had images selected to represent our club:

Colour: Alan Hinde, Bob Todd, Carol McGrath, Margot Hughes, Sheila Stanley, Stephane Thomas,

Monochrome: Allison Hayes, Bill Chambers, Carol McGrath, Chris Prior, Jennifer Carrigan, Margot Hughes

Photojournalism: David Richards, Helen Walker, Jennifer Carrigan, Margot Hughes, Stephane Thomas, Trevor Cotterill

Photo Travel: David Richards, Dennis Archibald, Chris Prior, Helen Walker, Margot Hughes, Roy Killen,

Nature: Alan Hinde, Bill Chambers, Bob Todd, David Richards, Jennifer Carrigan, Roy Killen

The results for the Round 2 competitions should be available towards the end of February.

Entries for Round 3 (the final round for this season) are open on the club website. Please submit your best images for possible selection to represent our club. Entries will close on 30th March.

Full details of the PSA Interclub competition, including the rules and the definitions for each section can be downloaded from the Club Documents page of the club website.

If you have any questions about these competitions, please contact Roy Killen.

by Roy Killen, January 22, 2024

PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 2024

This year a new learning opportunity is being offered to club members in the form of a Photography Challenge. This is a personal challenge, not a competition.

Members who participate will select an area of interest (e.g. portraits) and work through a guided series of activities to improve their capture and editing techniques. They will meet with other club members in Zoom sessions to share their progress and receive advice from a mentor. Detailed information is available here.

by Roy Killen, January 10, 2024