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[...]
Jun
22
Sat
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Jun 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[...]
Recent Posts Archives

July Raw Image Challenge

Time for another challenge! Download the image from the members competition area and edit with your favourite software.

When complete upload before July 31st. Last months images are available for scoring, just find the blue scoring button beside the June competition.

This months image of the egrets is supplied by Di Schofield

by Greg Carruthers, July 2, 2022

June Zoom Workshop (Correction)

Correction Date should now read June 29th

Bill Chambers will be presenting our next Zoom Workshop this Wed 29th June at 7pm

Topic – Colour perception

Follow the Zoom link on our website and login starts at 6.45pm

Anyone who missed last weeks presentation “Photographic Composition”, with Roy Killen, find the link for the video under “Educational Resources”

by Greg Carruthers, June 27, 2022

July 2022 Skiffy Newsletter

The July 2022 Skiffy is now available on our website for your reading pleasure. You will find information about upcoming presentations and competitions, as well as the results of our efforts in the PSA Interclub Competition.

If you have any ideas about skiffy topics for the future, or wish to have some content included in next months newsletter, please do not hesitate to send an email to bicton36@gmail.com.

Enjoy!

by Carol McGrath, June 24, 2022

Results for competitions in May 2022 Raw Image Challenge

There were 4 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in May 2022 Raw Image Challenge

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

May Raw Challenge
Greg Carruthers – 1st Place
May 2022 Raw Image Challenge

May 2022 RIC
Peter Treloar – 2nd Place
May 2022 Raw Image Challenge

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Diane Schofield – 3rd Place
May 2022 Raw Image Challenge

Leisure boats
Moira Taylor – 3rd Place
May 2022 Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, June 22, 2022

June Zoom Workshop

Our first workshop for the month is this Wednesday 22nd June starting at 7pm

Topic “Exploring Photographic Composition”  will be presented by Roy Killen.
The presentation will provide guidance for the decisions that you need to make about composition when capturing and editing images. It will explore both basic principles and useful techniques that will help you to improve the quality of your images regardless of your present standard. There is something for everyone, regardless of what you like to photograph or what software you use.

To participate follow the Zoom link on the website, with login available from 6.45pm.

SEE YOU THERE

by Greg Carruthers, June 20, 2022