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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
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

Results for competitions in April 2023 Raw Image Challenge

There were 1 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 April 2023 Raw Image Challenge

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

April Challenge entry
Greg Carruthers – 1st Place
April 2023 Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, May 31, 2023

Fun Fotography Update

Did you take part in our Fun Fotography Workshop at VBC on March 22nd? If so I have reopened this for members to  continue to upload their images.

If you have some images from the night please upload them to the website (if you haven’t already).

The images do not have to be “great” they just need to be your attempt for each of the stations.

I am hoping to put together a presentation as a lead in to our next print night. “I need to have images to work with”!

Entries will close June 11th at midnight.

Thanks GregC

by Greg Carruthers, May 31, 2023

Cessnock City Library Exhibition

Our club’s exhibition is now open at Cessnock City Library.  It is already drawing lots of attention and complementary comments. 

The exhibition is on view until the end of June. Thanks to the contributors for this beautiful display.

Thanks also to Katherine James, Dennis Archibald, Greg Carruthers and Peter Treloar for their hard work in the organisation of the exhibition.  Thanks also for Cessnock City Library for hosting the exhibition.  They claim that this exhibition is one of its most popular. 

Our club has been booked in for June 2024 to exhibit again.

by Diane Schofield, May 29, 2023

Cessnock City Library Exhibition – Call for Assistance

The Exhibition is now ready for hanging at the Cessnock City Library, 9.30am on Monday 29 May 2023.

We are calling for able bodied “ladder climbers”.  We would appreciate your help and the process should only take a couple of hours.

So what is in it for you?  Schofield brownies and coffee!   

Please contact Katherine James if you are able to help.

by Diane Schofield, May 22, 2023

Wildlife Presentation at Valentine Bowling Club

Hi to everyone, this Wednesday night May 24th Brent Mail a wildlife photographer, will be presenting at VBC for our hands on workshop for this month.

Brent Mail is an award winning professional photographer who teaches photography and runs a photo safari to Africa.
He grew up in Africa and now lives in Port Stephens.
Brent has distilled 20 years of knowledge and experience into a 7 step formula that will:
– Help you stay inspired and passionate about wildlife & nature photography
– Improve your wildlife photography year after year
– Build your confidence and skills
– Help you create more meaning images that tell stories
 
The presentation will begin at 7pm and there is a gold coin entry donation
Here are some of images from his presentation just to wet the appetite.
See you there
GregC
 

by Greg Carruthers, May 21, 2023