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.

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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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Aug
7
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Aug 7 @ 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[...]
Aug
22
Thu
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Aug 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[...]
Sep
4
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Sep 4 @ 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

Zoom Workshops for April

The set subject for September is Astro Photography.  In an attempt to prepare members for this sometimes challenging photography I am trying to run a series of workshops for April.

  1. On Monday April 12th at 7pm the first workshop will cover equipment needed, camera settings, software and apps you may wish to use to help prepare and plan for a night time photoshoot.
  2. A night time shoot for all members to attend is organised sometime between Tues April 13th to Sun April 18th  (approx 9pm to midnight). We need clear dark skies so the exact night will depend on the weather and will be a last minute decision. Location is at Illawong Park, Francis Street, Swansea Heads.
  3. A follow up workshop planned for Wed April 28th will look at editing and merging your images using Lightroom, Photoshop and Starstax software.

by Greg Carruthers, April 5, 2021

PSA Interclub Scoring

To all Advanced Grade members.  Please go to the club website and score the images that have been entered for Round 3 of the PSA Interclub competitions. There are 5 categories (Open, Creative, Nature, PJ and Travel).

Scoring will close at midnight on Tuesday 9th April.

Thanks for your help.

Thanks to everyone who entered images.

by Roy Killen, March 31, 2021

Results for competitions in February 2021 Raw Image Challenge

There were 3 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in February 2021 Raw Image Challenge

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Happy Chappy
Moira Taylor – 1st Place
February Raw Image Challenge

Feb Raw challenge 2
Greg Carruthers – 2nd Place
February Raw Image Challenge

FebRawImageChallenge
Paul Carpenter – 3rd Place
February Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, March 30, 2021

Wangi Tutorial invitation 22nd March 2021

Wangi Camera Club would like to extend an invitation to the Belmont club members to join us on Monday night at Wangi Wangi Workers Club Auditorium (Market st Wangi Wangi) for a presentation by Cheryl Mares on “Photography in the Garden”.

Our presentation will start at 7pm on Monday 22nd March but we usually arrive earlier to have a meal together. Belmont members are welcome to join us for a meal as well.

by Colin Woods, March 21, 2021

Results for competitions in February 2021 – Digital

There were 9 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in February 2021 – 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

Feed Time
Ian Nunn – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

The long jetty
Susan Hansell – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Raindrops
Judy Heath – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

The Sentinel
Andrew Williams – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Portrait of a Queen
Di Wood – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Mono Digital

The Crown
Andrew Williams – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

Jacana Stalking
David Hansell – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

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

Water fist
Greg Carruthers – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Dennis Archibald, March 14, 2021