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.

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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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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
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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[...]
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Equine Workshop Saturday 14 September 2019 1 – 6pm Blacksmiths Beach

Elsa Marchenay is an amazing equine photographer who has photographed horses in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA. She is also a horse midwife on Australia’s largest Arabian studs. 
 
Elsa is running a workshop at Blacksmiths Beach on Saturday 14 September 1-6pm  This is a rare opportunity.
 
Elsa has provided a discount for the camera clubs of the area of $153pp. There will be two horses that have to be transported and beach permits are all included.
 
The workshop is capped at 12 photographers, so book early.  When you book, the advertised price is $170.  Make sure you select yes on the tiny photographic club  membership box to receive your discount.
 
 
Workshop details are:

by Diane Schofield, August 13, 2019

Roy Killen presents “Analysing, Evaluating and Improving Your Photographs” Wednesday 14 August 7.15pm

This presentation will help members to evaluate, analyse and improve their  own images, at the time of capture and in end processing.  Please be prepared to take notes during this presentation because Roy is not uploading a tutorial for it.

Roy gave a brilliant tutorial on resizing images presentation at the end of July. Those of us who thought we knew it all, were given a wealth of hints and tips. You will find Roy’s tutorial on his website.   Thank you Roy.  Your presentations are always appreciated.

by Diane Schofield, August 12, 2019

August Skiffy Newsletter

The August edition of Skiffy newsletter is now available and can be downloaded here.

Please note the AGM in August and that nominations for all committee positions are being called.

by Lee-ann Hattander, July 23, 2019

Wednesday 24 July 7.15pm Roy Killen presents “Resizing Images”

Our club competitions require digital images to fit within specific size limitations (1920 x 1200 pixels and 2MB file size). Our print competitions place limits on print sizes. Do you know how can you transform the photographs that you capture into high quality images that meet the limitations of our EDI and print competitions?  In many cases you will need to reduce the size of your image files, in other cases you will need to enlarge them. Do you know the best ways to do that? Get answers to these and many other questions at next Wednesday’s presentation by Roy Killen

by Diane Schofield, July 21, 2019

Results for competitions in July – Prints

There were 8 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
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Sean Sylvester – Honours-Judges-Choice
Layers
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

John Bennett – Honours-Judges-Choice
I am not here
A Grade Nature Large Print

Barbara Hunter – Honours-Judges-Choice
Assassin in for the kill
A Grade Open Small Print

Carolyn Long – Honours-Judges-Choice
Moody Sunset
B Grade Open Colour Large Print

Carol Mcgrath – Honours-Judges-Choice
White Faced Heron Feeding
B Grade Nature Large Print

Carolyn Long – Honours-Judges-Choice
Lake Maquarie at Dusk
B Grade Open Small Print

Annette Collins – Honours-Judges-Choice
The Heads
Advanced Open Colour Large Print

Roy Killen – Honours-Judges-Choice
Oxpecker on Cape buffalo
Advanced Nature Large Print

by Colin Woods, July 21, 2019