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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2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Jul 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[...]
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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[...]
Recent Posts Archives

Annual picnic

You are invited to join other members for a lunchtime picnic at Belmont waterfront near the baths and jetty on Sunday 31st January at 11.00 am. BYO everything including chairs and cameras.

A second get together is being arranged for 12.00 pm on Tuesday 23rd February at the Argy Hotel at 515 Lake Rd Argenton. Please contact Barb Hunter at babsyhunter@gmail.com to register your interest.

The club would also welcome other ideas for get togethers which would involve easy walking, not more than 1/2 hour travel time from the start and allow for cameras in a picnic  setting

by Susan Slack, January 26, 2021

Zoom Workshop 2021

The first workshop for 2021 will happen next Wednesday 27th January at 7pm. Bill Chambers will be presenting  “CGI “(Computer Graphic Imagery) – specifically the latest innovations in rendering human faces via computer… Bill always delivers with his presentations and I’m sure this will be no different. Not sure what is CGI, and how you could use this technique, then join us for our first Zoom workshop for 2021.

Invites will be emailed to all Zoomers from last year. If you do not receive an invite by midday Wed please contact me. We also welcome any new Zoom members, please contact me so I can add you to the mail-out list

by Greg Carruthers, January 22, 2021

Please enter the Interclub Competition

The closing date for the five PSA Interclub completions (Open, Creative, Nature, PJ and Photo Travel) has been extended until 22nd January. Please use the normal procedure for club competitions to enter these Interclub competitions. If you entered Round 1 of the Interclub and your image was not selected to represent the club it has been carried over as an entry in Round 2. You may replace those previous entries with new images to increase your chances of being selected to represent our club.  ALL club members, regardless of Grade, are encouraged to enter – you need only one image per section and you do not have to enter all sections. If you have any questions about these Interclub competitions, please contact Roy Killen.

by Roy Killen, January 14, 2021

January Raw Image Challenge

Welcome to 2021 Raw Image challenge. If you find yourself confined to your house and looking for something to occupy some of your time then why not try editing a image and then checkout how others have arranged and altered the pixels. You are free to use any editing program! This image was taken at Stockton NYE 4sec, f13, ISO 100 using a 35mm lens

To download this raw file find the Jan Raw Image Challenge in the members competition area for 2021 and select download, then give it your best edit and finally upload before Jan 31st. Everyone can then view all the entries and vote for the best images. Any issues please contact me.

by Greg Carruthers, January 3, 2021

Happy New Year

Here’s hoping you all had a good time over Christmas and are looking forward to 2021. We look forward to receiving you entries for digital competitions this year. Wishing you all the best.

by Susan Slack, January 1, 2021