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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.

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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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May
1
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
May 1 @ 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[...]
May
22
Wed
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
May 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[...]
Jun
5
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Jun 5 @ 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

Reminder photoshoot tomorrow

Our last LakeMacCameraClub Photoshoot for 2023 will happen, for members who can attend, on Monday November 6th on the foreshore in front of VBC.

Members of the Lake Macquarie radio controlled boating club will be sailing their boats in front of the club and have given the OK for camera club members to take some images.

On the day the photoshoot will be between 10am and midday, for 2hrs. In the second hour for those interested, instruction will occur to show how the PhotoPills app can be used to plan and capture sunsets over the lake.

Also there will be instruction on how to use Polarising filters and Neutral density filters, ND filters, to improve your lake and sunset images. So if you own any of these filters please bring them with you. Bring a tripod if you own one!

See you there at 10am Monday November 6th on the foreshore in front of VBC with your camera gear.

GregC

by Greg Carruthers, November 5, 2023

October Raw Challenge ready for judging

The images for October Raw image challenge are now ready to judge and scoring is available to all members.

Follow the blue button in the members area. Scoring will close next Wednesday.

The original image before editing is shown below

Thanks GregC

by Greg Carruthers, November 3, 2023

Results for competitions in 2023 October Digital

There were 9 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 2023 October 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

Butterfly
Hans Staub – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Black Shouldered Kite
Chris Mannweiler – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Digital

Luiza’s Luscious Lips
Allison Hayes – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

Grand final celebration
Susan Robinson – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Let the light be seen
Bronwyn Dunstone – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Working Hands
Bronwyn Dunstone – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

Black Bullant on Banksia
Bill Chambers – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Hexham Bridges
Chris Prior – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Digital

Our Family
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Roy Killen, November 2, 2023

REMINDER – IOTY PRESENTATION NIGHT

The results of all the Image of the Year competitions will be announced at the club meeting at Valentine BC next Wednesday night (8th November at 7 pm). 

The Top 10 prints in each section will be on display and the Top 10 images in all sections will be shown digitally. 

The winners in each section will be announced and details will be provided on how members can vote to determine the overall Image of the Year. The overall Image of the Year will be announced at the club Christmas Party on 3rd December.

All prints that were submitted for the IOTY will be available for collection on the IOTY night. If you are not able to attend, please arrange for someone else to collect your prints.

by Roy Killen, November 2, 2023

PSA INTERCLUB – ROUND 1 SELECTIONS

Thank you to all members who submitted images for possible selection to represent our club in Round 1 of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) Interclub competition. The images that were selected (6 in each section) can be viewed in this document.

Entries for Round 2 will open in early December and members in all grades are invited to submit images.

 

 

by Roy Killen, November 1, 2023