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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

Congratulations Joy Thomas

Yes Joy is the winner of our first “It’s a Knockout” and wins a Ulanzi LED Colour cube.

Joy’s image titled “The Boatmans Daughter” seen below, was selected as the winning image after 5 knockout rounds

Our runner up was Shane Wallwork with his image titled “Star Dreaming!” Congratulations Shane!

Picking up the lucky door prize, another Ulanzi LED Colour Cube was won by Hans Staub.

We had a bumper turnout of 31 members and a total of 25 images entered for the knockout rounds. Thank you to everyone for their entry and attending our workshop!

GregC

by Greg Carruthers, July 29, 2023

Yes you can!

Our workshop tonight “Its a Knockout” is being held at VBC at 7pm.

Yes you can come along and enjoy the fun even if you missed the deadline and have not entered an image.

We will even allow last minute entries on the night, just bring your EDI image on a thumb drive if you wish, and we will include it in the list of images.

As they say “You have to be in it to win it”! Great prizes to be won!

See you there!

by Greg Carruthers, July 26, 2023

Reminder It’s A Knockout

ENTRIES CLOSE TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT

Just a reminder to have an entry in “Its a Knockout” you need to upload a colour EDI image that has not previously been entered into a competition.

You can do this in the members area. Plenty of prizes to be won !

Come along tomorrow night at VBC and join in on the fun at 7pm.

by Greg Carruthers, July 25, 2023

It’s A Knockout

 “It’s A Knockout” workshop will be held at VBC on Wednesday 26th July starting 7pm.

To enter you must first upload just 1 EDI image to the “It’s A Knockout competition” in the members area. This image MUST

  1. Be a COLOUR  image
  2. Have NOT been entered in a previous competition.

Entries close midnight on Tuesday 25th July.

Now just be at VBC next Wednesday night to participate. NOTE  2 images will be projected and it will then be the audience who decides which entry will progress in the “Knockout”.

There will be prizes for the winning image, a lucky door prize ( Ulanzi Mini LED Lights) and other prizes on offer for people whose image does not progress to the next round.

As usual there is a GOLD Coin donation for entry.

See you at VBC for the workshop. Best of luck.

GregC

by Greg Carruthers, July 20, 2023

Reminder Zoom tomorrow night

We are in need of some more people to join our discussion groups for tomorrow nights Zoom image evaluation night.

Leading the discussions will be 4 of our clubs most experienced judges. We need you to enter up to 3 images so you can be involved in the discussion.

Simply find the “Zoom July Image Evaluation” link in the members competitions and upload your images by midday tomorrow Wednesday July 19th.

Join in the Zoom breakout rooms when you login. Login opens at 6.45 and image discussion and evaluation will begin at 7pm.

Everyone is welcome even if you have not uploaded images.

Thanks GregC.

by Greg Carruthers, July 18, 2023