Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc.

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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Zoom Workshop for January

Our first workshop for January is titled “Whats new in Lightroom for 2023”

There have been quite a few changes that has been made in the last few months. I will try and touch on these changes in particular, new masking techniques involving AI for portraits, select subject and backgrounds

along with removing objects from the background involving content aware fill as well as some clever layout changes.

See how these could change the way you edit your images. Enter our Zoom meeting from 6.45pm on this Wednesday 18th January for a 7pm start using the link on our webpage

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions on any aspect of Lightroom Classic.

If you have any questions on how to Zoom please email me so we can help you attend

SAVE THE DATE: Just a heads up for our Photoshoot that will be happening on Wednesday 25th January at Caves Beach at approx 6pm More details to follow

Thanks Greg Carruthers

by Greg Carruthers, January 15, 2023

Results of Extraordinary Meeting

It was pleasing to see a very good attendance at our Extraordinary Meeting on Wednesday 11th January at Valentine Bowling Club to vote on the motion to wind-up Belmont 16s Photography Club in accordance with the club’s constitution. The motion put to the meeting was to:

Authorise the club Committee to apply for registration of a new photography club as an incorporated association.
To transfer the assets of the Belmont 16s Photography Club to the new incorporated club at a date determined by the Committee.
To cease operation of the Belmont 16s Photography Club at a date determined by the Committee.

The motion was comfortably carried on a vote by members attending in person, via Zoom conference call and email votes received prior to the meeting.

The Committee will keep members advised on progress to establish a new incorporated photography club.

by Dennis Archibald, January 14, 2023

Results for competitions in 2023 January Prints

There were 6 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in 2023 January Prints

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Magical Sun Set Lynda Beeston – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Open Colour Large Print	Quite Please Broome Local Lynda Beeston – Honours-Judges-Choice A Grade Nature Large Print
Give us a kiss Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Colour Large Print	Spearfishing Elica Petrovska – Honours-Judges-Choice B Grade Open Small Print
Tunnel Jennifer Carrigan – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Open Colour Large Print	Lunch is Nearly Ready Jennifer Carrigan – Honours-Judges-Choice Advanced Nature Large Print

by Susan Slack, January 12, 2023

Final Reminder – January Club Night and Club Extraordinary Meeting

This is a final reminder that our first Club night for 2023 will be at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm next Wednesday 11th
January.

The first item on the agenda will be to hold an Extraordinary Meeting that will vote on “winding-up” the Belmont 16s Photography Club.

The motion to be put is as follows:

To authorise the club Committee to apply for registration of a new photography club as an
incorporated association.
To transfer the assets of the Belmont 16s Photography Club to the new incorporated club
at a date determined by the Committee.
To cease operation of the Belmont 16s Photography Club at a date determined by the
Committee.

Members can vote on this motion through one of the following means:

By attending the meeting in person.
By attending the meeting via ZOOM using the link available on the club website. The ZOOM
meeting will be opened at 6.50pm.
By submitting a vote via email to the Club Secretary – Susan Slack. Sue’s email address is
gordon.slack15@bigpond.com

Early voting via email closes on 10th January 2023.

I am hoping to see as many members as possible at our January meeting but if you can’t come in
person then please endeavour to join via ZOOM or, participate in the vote by submitting an
email vote to our Club Secretary – Susan Slack.

Following the Extraordinary Meeting we will hold our usual refreshments and judging of the January Print Competitions.

by Dennis Archibald, January 6, 2023

Happy New Year with our first Skiffy for 2023

Welcome to our newest edition of the Club’s monthly newsletter.

I’ve done a little zhuzhing of the layout and changed a few things…how many can you find?

Please feel free to make suggestions on topics you might enjoy, share your thoughts on a photography topic via a Letter to the Editor or, submit an article for publication. I’m keen to add anything that is of interest to our members and I love to show off your images, so please don’t be shy.

And, make sure you check out ‘Save the Date’ I’ve updated this section with some helpful new information regarding competition entry cut off dates and times – never miss out on entering a competition again! 😀

Enjoy 🙂

Julie

Skiffy January 2023

by Julie Brooks, January 4, 2023