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.

Use the Join Our Club button to set up an account and sign up. Use the About Us button for more information and contacts.

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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
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

April Print Night Reminder

Our April print night is fast approaching and will be held at Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on 12th April. Our guest speaker is Bob Todd who will follow in Chris Prior’s footsteps with a short presentation on the PSA course he recently completed on Digital Photography. Our usual raffles and refreshments will be followed by the judging of prints. This month our judge is Bill Chambers. See you then.

by Dennis Archibald, April 10, 2023

PSA INTERCLUB SELECTIONS

Thank you to everyone who submitted images for Round 3 of the PSA InterClub competition. The members who had images selected to represent the club were:

COLOUR – Carol McGrath, Alan Hinde, Greg Caruthers, Roy Killen, Helen Walker, Dennis Archibald

MONOCHROME – Peter Stanley, Margot Hughes, Alan Hinde, Carol McGrath, Jennifer Carrigan, Chris Mannweiler

PHOTOJOURNALISM – Greg Caruthers, David Richards, Alan Hinde, Helen Walker, Margot Hughes, Dennis Archibald

PHOTO TRAVEL – Trevor Cotterill, Diane Schofield, Helen Walker, Alan Hinde, Dennis Archibald, Jennifer Carrigan

NATURE – Roy Killen, Alan Hinde, Don Anderson, Margot Hughes, Bill Chambers, David Richards

The results should be available mid-day,

by Roy Killen, April 8, 2023

Club Membership Renewal

Membership is now open for Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. To renew your membership please click on the blue Membership Renewal button in the members area on the club website. Download the membership form, complete the form, including the payment to the club’s account. Please when filling in the payment information add your name in the Reference field so that our Treasurer knows who has paid. 

Once the form is complete and payment made email the completed form to Susan Slack.

 

 

by Dennis Archibald, April 4, 2023

April Raw Image Challenge 2023

It’s the start of a new month so it is time for a new challenge. Find the April Raw Image Challenge in the members area and then download the file by using the blue download button. 

Edit the image using your favourite editing program then upload by the end of the month.

Last months entries are ready for judging! Just find the blue scoring button next to the March Challenge in the members area and follow the instructions. Judging is open to all members!

Find this months image below

by Greg Carruthers, April 2, 2023

April Competition Entries Due Sunday 9/04/2023

Hi Everyone, just to let you know that there was an error in the most recent post where it was noted that April competition entries are due tonight!!

Competition entries are actually due next Sunday, 9th April 2023.

So start breathing again and get your best entries ready for next week!

by Julie Brooks, April 2, 2023