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

Results for competitions in January 2022 Raw Image Challenge

There were 3 entries that gained our highest award(s).

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

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

RAW Jan 2021 Flowering Gum
David Richards – 1st Place
January 2022 Raw Image Challenge

January Raw Image Challenge 2022
Trevor Cotterill – 2nd Place
January 2022 Raw Image Challenge

RawImageChallenge – Shane Wallwork
Shane Wallwork – 3rd Place
January 2022 Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, February 23, 2022

Reminder Zoom Workshop

Just a reminder that Ian Marriner and I will be presenting a Zoom workshop on “Printing your images using an Online lab” Want to know some tips and tricks for printing your images then login for a 7pm start tomorrow night, Wed 23rd February.

by Greg Carruthers, February 22, 2022

Results for competitions in February 2022 – Digital

There were 7 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in February 2022 – Digital

Member’s choice voting is available. This just for fun and does not affect the club pointscore. To vote follow the link above.

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Surfest 2014
Bob Todd – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Colour Digital

Wynyard Tunnel
Don Anderson – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade Open Mono Digital

In the Rough Again
Mandy Craig – Honours-Judges-Choice
A Grade SetSubject Digital

Cafe door
Steven Nossiter – Honours-Judges-Choice
B Grade Open Mono Digital

Friendly Spotted Porcupine Fish
Trevor Cotterill – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Colour Digital

Kora Mae
Terina Vale – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced Open Mono Digital

A Family Portrait
Margot Hughes – Honours-Judges-Choice
Advanced SetSubject Digital

by Diane Schofield, February 22, 2022

2022 Portfolio Project – Reminder

Just another quick reminder that for those members who want to participate in this exercise in 2022 to notify me by the end of February. If you have any questions please get in touch.

by Dennis Archibald, February 22, 2022

Next Zoom Workshop

Next Zoom presentation will be on Wednesday 23rd of February at 7pm. Topic is  “Printing your Images online or through Officeworks”. The workshop will concentrate on using Lightroom to prepare your images for printing, value for money printing options, making large prints, what quality can you expect and finally displaying your prints at home. Ian Marriner and Greg Carruthers will be presenting with login from 6.45pm.

It would be helpful to have a calculator and measuring tape on hand!

Those who missed Roys presentation on “Resizing images for printing and EDI” can find a video link in Educational Resources

by Greg Carruthers, February 19, 2022