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

June Raw Image Challenge

This challenge will close on June 30th. A copy of the challenge image is included in this post

This is a challenge open to all members of the 16’s Camera Club. You are supplied with a raw image file and we would like you to edit the image using some software. 

  1. Download the raw image file from the website. To download the image for this month, go to the members area to enter the “June Raw Image Challenge” This will open a new window where you will see a blue button to “DOWNLOAD FILE.”
  2. Download the RAW file to your computer.
  3. Open and edit the file in your preferred software (or try something different)
  4. When you have completed your edit upload it to the website by entering the “June Raw Image Challenge” using the usual EDI format for your image.
  5. The challenge will close June 30th
  6. Members will then be able to see all the images entered and vote for the winning entries using our online voting system.

This is an ideal opportunity to experiment with your editing skills and to see how others would process the same raw image.

 

by Greg Carruthers, June 21, 2020

Mieke Boynton Workshops

Mike Boynton is a well known landscape and aerial photographer who will be well known to many of our members. She has also judged for the club on numerous occasions in the past. Mieke is offering a number of “virtual” on-line workshops. For those interested you can find out more at the following link: www.miekeboynton.com/workshops

by Dennis Archibald, June 20, 2020

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

Sandra
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