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 “Wildlife of India”

Our last Zoom workshop for March is on this Wednesday March 23rd and our presenter is Andy Hayes from Scotland. Here is just a little of what Andy will be covering in his presentation.

“India is a photographers paradise, no matter what you are interested in capturing. It is also a large country, half the size of Australia but has a population of 1.22 billion!

I first travelled to India in 2014. It was my aim to see my first Bengal tiger in the wild and I was not disappointed. I visited Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks in central India.

I’ve been back on another two occasions and experienced some wonderful photographic opportunities.

My second two visits were a return to Bandhavgarh and new locations of Corbett and Dudhwa National Parks in the north of India.

Corbett, located at the foothills of the Himalayas is a haven for birders and Dudwha has a conservation area for the Indian one horned rhino another species I was keen to photograph.

My talk will take you through all these beautiful places and show you the wealth of opportunities for photographers.”

https://www.bandhavgarh-national-park.com/

http://www.kanhanationalpark.com/

http://dudhwa.co.in/

Zoom will open at 6.45pm for a 7pm start, just follow the usual link.

by Greg Carruthers, March 20, 2022

Important Update – Resumption of Club Face to Face Meetings

I’m pleased to announce the club will resume face to face meetings commencing on Wednesday 13^th April, starting at 7.00pm in the upstairs room at the Valentine Bowling Club (VBC). These meetings will continue on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month at VBC whilst renovations are continuing at Belmont 16s. Our April and May meetings will have individuals agendas and our normal print competitions will recommence at the June meeting. We anticipate that given the disruption over the last two years that entries in print competitions will take a while to ramp up to what we were seeing prior to Covid. The draft agenda for the April meeting follows and will be confirmed by post on the club web site closer to the meeting:

Presidents Update
March Digital results
Club Website – Colin Woods will discuss recent changes to the website and answer your questions. I have asked Colin to focus on outlining the capabilities and features of the website with a focus for people new to the club.
Coffee and tea break
Image Evaluation Forum. This will be similar to on-line sessions. A facilitated forum style discussion on images uploaded to the club website prior to the meeting

In relation to meeting protocols the club will continue to follow the N.S.W. Health guidelines in place at the time. Please don’t come to the meeting if you are feeling unwell. Wear a face mask if you wish and maintain social distancing recommendations. The room we are meeting in is spacious and seating will be well spaced.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeting.

by Dennis Archibald, March 18, 2022

Reminder Zoom Workshop

“White Bird Photography” with Helen Walker. Tomorrow night Wednesday March 16th at 7pm. Follow the Zoom link on the website. Don’t miss this one!

by Greg Carruthers, March 15, 2022

March Zoom Workshop

Our next Zoom workshop is on Wednesday March 16th and you must not miss this one! Helen Walker is presenting White Bird Photography. Here is just a little of what you can expect

Helen writes “I wish to share all I have learnt and am still learning about capturing and processing white bird images. We will go through capturing the image …finding the birds and getting the image right/ rightish in camera. Then I will go through how I process these images for competitions and show you lots of wonderful examples. I hope you will join us.”

Zoom will open at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.

by Greg Carruthers, March 12, 2022

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Membership renewals are due by the 31st March 2022. This can be done by going to the website, choosing membership renewals & there are 3 options.

PayPal is the preferred method, or Direct Deposit into the clubs bank account or Cash. Anyone who is unable to pay by the first two methods can

pay me in person at the April meeting at the Valentine Bowling Club.

Regards Joy Thomas (Membership Co Ordinator.)

by Joy Thomas, March 11, 2022