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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May
8
Wed
2024
7:00 pm May Print Night @ Valentine Bowling Club
May Print Night @ Valentine Bowling Club
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
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

Zoom next Wednesday

Zoom workshop next Wednesday 18th October at 7pm. Topic “Printing your images at home”

Bill Chambers will take you through all that you need to know on How,When,Where and Why you can print your own images from home. 
Zoom in using the usual link from the website. Dennis will open The Zoom meeting from approx 6.45pm. See you there!

by Greg Carruthers, October 15, 2023

Results for competitions in 2023 October Prints

There were 6 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 Prints

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

Retro Girl
Peter Treloar – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Large Print

That Moment
Allison Hayes – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Large Print

Before the Fire
Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Large Print

Spider Grevillea
Julie Brooks – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Small Print

Think ill play Soccer Next Year
Annette Collins – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Large Print

Box builder
Greg Carruthers – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Large Print

by Susan Slack, October 13, 2023

Final Reminder – October Print Night

Our print night at Valentine Bowling Club will commence at 7.00pm this coming Thursday, 12th October.

Remember please, if you are intending to enter the Image of the Year (IOTY) Competition you can bring your print entries on Thursday for collection by Sue Slack. Please make sure you have entered each print in the respective IOTY competition on the club website and that the corresponding label is affixed to the front and rear of your prints.

See you then.

by Dennis Archibald, October 10, 2023

PSA Interclub competitions – entries closing

If you have not already submitted entries for possible selection to represent our club in Round 1 of the PSA Interclub competition, please do so before 15th October. ALL members are encouraged to submit images for the Colour, Monochrome, Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel sections – one image per section. Images that have received awards in monthly club competitions are ideal candidates for submission. You can submit entries from the normal webpage that you use for club entries and simply select images from your previous entries, or you can upload new images that have not been entered in club competitions.

If you have any questions about the Interclub competitions, please contact Roy Killen.

by Roy Killen, October 6, 2023

October Club Night – Final Reminder

Our October club night will be held at Valentine Bowling Club next week on Thursday 12th October, commencing at 7.00pm.

Please keep in mind that this is the last monthly competition this year and if you have any “gems” we haven’t seen yet this is your last chance. Images entered in October competitions can be used in the Image of the Year competition.

Our Print Judge for the night is Peter Ryan QPSA, AFIAP, FAPS from the Maitland Camera Club.

Hope to see you all next Thursday evening.

by Dennis Archibald, October 5, 2023