Coffee Catchup
Time for another caffeine fix!. Lake Macquarie Yacht Club this Monday May 20th at 9.30am
Find a spot on the back deck or inside if it is cold!
Everyone is welcome! Come along and have a chat!
Coffee related – Are you into your coffee and like the idea of fresh ground coffee for espresso or plunger.
I have a quality grinder that is in need of a new home. Price is very negotiable. Give me an email if interested
GregC
by Greg Carruthers, May 18, 2024
Results for competitions in 2024 May Digital
There were 7 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 May 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
Damselfly Hans Staub – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Open Colour Digital ![]() |
Martial Eagle with Kill Joy Thomas – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Nature Digital ![]() |
Inquistive eyes Shane Wallwork – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade SetSubject Digital ![]() |
Skateboarder Tiegan Mannweiler – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Colour Digital ![]() |
The man in red Stephane Thomas – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Open Colour Digital ![]() |
Solid construction Roy Killen – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Nature Digital ![]() |
Max and Dior Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced SetSubject Digital ![]() |
by Roy Killen, May 18, 2024
APS Australia Cup – 3 Days to Go
Still thinking which of your best two images to enter? The good news, you still have three days before entries close on 11:59pm Sunday 19th May. All members can enter a maximum of 2 images from which a final selection of our 20 best images will be selected. You do not have to be a member of APS, and the cost of our club entry is paid by our club.
Our club has the opportunity to enter the 2024 APS Australia Cup on the theme – “This is Australia”.
The competition definition is – THIS IS AUSTRALIA
… Any image that shows a flavour of life in Australia, including landscapes, people, events and places including architecture, birds and animals. Images may be taken from any of Australia’s territories. …
Competition Rules:
- Twenty images per club
- Two images per club member
- Images cannot be used that have been submitted in prior APS Australia Cup competitions
- Authors can only submit entries via one club
- Digital images only – Colour or Monochrome are accepted
- Maximum dimension are 1920 x 1200 pixels, size 2Mb
Other information:
Final results – clubs will be notified by July 31st
All entered images and awards are eligible as National acceptances for APS Honours LAPS and AAPS.
Any questions, please contact me (davidrichards5050@gmail.com or 0419 626 321)
David Richards
by David Richards, May 17, 2024
Zoom tonight Astrophotography Workshop
Ever wondered how you can capture images of the stars at night. Zoom in tonight Wednesday May 15th to find out how to plan and capture nightscape images.
It is not difficult to shoot the Milky Way or star trail images you just have to know some camera settings and “not be afraid of the dark” 🙂
You will learn all of the tricks required! From now to November is the best time to capture milky way images. What are you waiting for?
Zoom in tonight using the link on the website. Meeting will open from 6.45pm with a start time of 7pm.
Below nightscape images from the local area.
by Greg Carruthers, May 15, 2024
APS Australia Cup – 7 days to go
Our club has the opportunity to enter the 2024 APS Australia Cup on the theme – “This is Australia”. By way of background, approximately sixty Australian photographic clubs enter this competition each year. Our results for the last three years have been 18th (2023), 6th (2022), and 6th (2021).
All members can enter a maximum of 2 images from which a final selection of our 20 best images will be selected and uploaded as our club entry. You do not have to be a member of APS, and the cost of our club entry is paid by our club.
The competition definition is – THIS IS AUSTRALIA
… Any image that shows a flavour of life in Australia, including landscapes, people, events and places including architecture, birds and animals. Images may be taken from any of Australia’s territories. …
You can upload your best two images on this theme with a closing date of 11.59pm on Sunday 19th May.
Competition Rules:
- Twenty images per club
- Two images per club member
- Images cannot be used that have been submitted in prior APS Australia Cup competitions
- Authors can only submit entries via one club
- Digital images only – Colour or Monochrome are accepted
- Maximum dimension are 1920 x 1200 pixels, size 2Mb
Other information:
Final results – clubs will be notified by July 31st
All entered images and awards are eligible as National acceptances for APS Honours LAPS and AAPS.
Any questions, please contact me (davidrichards5050@gmail.com or 0419 626 321)
David Richards
by David Richards, May 13, 2024