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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Jul
22
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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[...]
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[...]
Recent Posts Archives

Results for competitions in May – Raw Image Challenge NEW

There were 4 entries that gained our highest award(s).

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

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

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Roy Killen – 1st Place
May Raw Image Challenge

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Moira Taylor – 2nd Place
May Raw Image Challenge

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Greg Carruthers – 2nd Place
May Raw Image Challenge

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Chris Prior – 3rd Place
May Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, June 18, 2020

Lightroom Zoom Workshop 4

The latest Zoom Lightroom Workshop Number 4 will happen this coming Thursday 18th June at 7.30pm

All existing 16’s Zoom members will receive an invitation on Thursday simply follow the link on your device if you wish to attend.

Topics covered for this workshop

  1. Editing an image using both global and local adjustments learnt in previous workshops (hands on)
  2. Using presets as a starting point for your edits
  3. How to save your own presets and share with others.
  4. Free presets will be given out for you to download and use

If you are new to Zoom and would like to attend please send me an email so we can add you to the list and help with any issues you may have.

Greg Carruthers (Zoom Coordinator)

by Greg Carruthers, June 15, 2020

Results for competitions in May 2020 – 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 May 2020 – 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

Sunrise silhouette
Colin Woods – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Ant collecting pollen
Tim Kemp – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Nature Digital

Synchronised Diving
Chris Mannweiler – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

Portrait of a Ewe
Carol Brett – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Finished decorating
Ruth Keech – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Nature Digital

Through The Hoop
Carol Brett – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

Going Up
Dennis Archibald – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Redeye Cicada
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Nature Digital

Pink Flyer
Dennis Archibald – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Dennis Archibald, June 12, 2020

Mawson’s Photographers in Antarctica – Free Webinar

State Library of New South Wales is offering this free webinar on Friday 19 June at 1pm. Bookings are essential: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/curator-talk-mawsons-other-photographers-1911-14  

Curator Talk: Mawson’s other photographers, 1911–14 

With Geoffrey Barker

The Australian Antarctic Expedition was the first Australian-led expedition to the Antarctic. It took place during what is commonly referred to as the ‘Golden Age’ of Antarctic exploration and arrived while Scott and Amundsen were conducting their famous race for the South Pole. While Frank Hurley is the best-known expedition photographer, he was based at Cape Denison and the Library’s collection contains the work of 19 other photographers, who were camped at the two other bases. This talk will introduce works by these lesser-known photographers and discuss the thousands of photographs and drawings collated by Mawson and donated to the Library between 1923 and 1947.   

by Diane Schofield, June 11, 2020

June Skiffy

Here is the latest edition of the Club’s newsletter, Skiffy.

Happy reading.

by Julie Brooks, June 9, 2020