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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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

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

Results for competitions in Overall Image of the Year

Congratulations ot David Hansell for Lockdown

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in Overall Image of the Year

Voting is now complete.

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Lockdown
David Hansell – Overall Image of the Year
Overall Image of the Year
Vote results
David Hansell – Lockdown : 11
Phil Whiteman – Wing walkers : 9
Margot Hughes – A Dirty Dusty Drought : 8
Roy Killen – Savage attack : 5
Trevor Cotterill – Successful Squid Nightdive : 5
Steve McGrath – Kookaburra 1 : 4
Di Wood – Kiss of Death : 2

by Colin Woods, December 13, 2020

2021 competitions are now open

Members are now invited to start entering the monthly competitions for  2021.  To access these login and use the Members button and then select 2021 as the year to view.

Following a review of 2020 results in club competitions and IOTY several members have been upgraded as follows:

  • B Grade to A Grade for 2021: Ruth Keech, Bob Todd, Mandy Craig, Susan Hansell
  • A Grade to Advanced Grade for 2021: Trevor Cotterill, Jennifer Carrigan, Tim Kemp, Phil Whiteman.

by Colin Woods, December 4, 2020

Colin Harrison workshop video and notes available

A link to a recording of the Zoom workshop conducted by Colin, and a supporting document is now available on the club website. 

Please login and use the third grey button: Presentations Calendar / Educational Resources / Useful Links, then click on the Educational Resources link. 

by Colin Woods, November 30, 2020