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

PSA Interclub Competitions

Please upload your entries for Round 3 of the PSA Interclub competition before 6th April.

Sections are Open (colour or mono images), Creative, Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel. One entry per section. Images sizes as for normal club competitions.

Please contact Roy Killen if you have any questions about this competition.

by Roy Killen, March 9, 2022

March Skiffy

Please enjoy our latest Newsletter with all the information you need to keep up-to-date on the latest Club happenings and other interesting stuff!

by Julie Brooks, March 8, 2022

Macro Photography – Tuesday 8 March – Maitland Camera Club Invitation

Message from Brad Le Brocque:

John Wallace from C R Kennedy will be conducting a basic introduction to Macro photography for the Maitland camera club tomorrow 08/03/2022 at the Kurri Kurri Bowling Club 7pm.

All members from the Belmont club are welcome to join us. John will have some good prices on supporting equipment as CRK is the largest importer/agent  in the Australian Photographic industry and all brands are supported……could be a good chance to get that Macro lens you need

 Brad will be there from 5:45 to set up and have dinner

by Diane Schofield, March 7, 2022

System Error – Print Nights March 2022

We apologise for an earlier notice advertising March Print competition. This notice was automatically generated by the system.

As previously stated, the Print Night Competition for 2022 will begin in June.

The committee is presently working on activity nights for you at the Valentine Bowling Club for April and May.  You will be notified as soon as these have been organised.

Should you have any queries concerning our club’s competitions, please email  Diane Schofield, Judge Co-ordinator.                                              address: belmont16sphotojudging@gmail.com

by Diane Schofield, March 4, 2022

March Raw Image Challenge

The raw image challenge is open to all members and to join in all you need to do is go to the members area and look for the competition “March Raw Image Challenge” There you will find a button to download this months raw image. Now just edit with your favourite editing program. Try out some new presets or convert to BandW etc. Note you need to work with the pixels supplied. For this image changes such as sky replacement etc are not allowed. When complete upload your image by the end of the month. So give it a try!

January and soon February images will all be available for members to view online in the members area.  This months image is of CatherineHill Bay jetty and is shown below.

March Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, March 1, 2022