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.

Join our Club Special events All events - mouse over for details
Apr
3
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Apr 3 @ 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[...]
Apr
17
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Zoom Presentation – Bill Chamber...
Zoom Presentation – Bill Chamber...
Apr 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Photographers Caught Cheating in Competitions
Apr
22
Mon
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Apr 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[...]
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[...]
Recent Posts Archives

2023 Club Fees

Please hold off on paying your 2023 club membership fees. As you know we are going through the process of setting up our new incorporated entity and will, as a result be increasing our annual club membership fees.  We are yet to settle on the amount but will advise the details once these are known. If you have already paid a fee for 2023 this will be taken into account when we call for payment of fees.

In future we will not be processing payments by PayPal. Instead, we will be asking members to pay their fees by electronic funds transfer.

by Dennis Archibald, February 9, 2023

February 2023 Raw Image Challenge

The Raw Image Challenge will agin be happening this year and this months challenge is available for download NOW!

Select the competition from the members area and download the raw file. Then use your editing software ad upload your edited EDI image before the end of the month.

Club members will then vote on the winning image

Any questions or issues let me know.

This months Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, February 3, 2023

February Club Night

Our next club night will be at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on Wednesday 8th February. Our meeting will start as normal at 7.00pm with a short presentation by Barbara Blades from the Entrance Camera Club on their portfolio exercise in 2022. Following Barbara’s presentation, we will have our normal break for refreshments and raffles, then the judging of our February print entries.

Again, can I encourage members who are attending the club nights to join the Valentine Bowling Club (VBC) as social members. The club is allowing us to use their upstairs function room without charge for our meetings and they welcome any support that our club can provide in return.

See you then.

by Dennis Archibald, February 2, 2023

Results for competitions in 2023 January Digital

There were 9 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 January Digital

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Civic Night Light
Allison Hayes – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

And about time too
Diane Schofield – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Nature Digital

How cold is the water ?
Chris Mannweiler – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

Mongol Craftsman
Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Colour Digital

Thirsty
Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Nature Digital

Charli
Ian Brown – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade SetSubject Digital

Orange on Green
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Christmas (Beetle) Lunch
Bill Chambers – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Nature Digital

Pucker up Delilah
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Diane Schofield, January 30, 2023

Final Reminder – Martinsville Studio Opening – Thursday 2nd February 2023

This event is occurring this Thursday 2nd February. Thanks to those club members who have indicated they will be attending. A copy of the flyer for the event can be found at the following link:

Studio flyer

In addition representatives from Camera House and Sony will be attending along with Sony cameras and lenses that can be trialed during the day. See Sony flyer at the next link:

Sony Flyer

by Dennis Archibald, January 30, 2023