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.

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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

2022 Set Subject Competitions

It is time to start thinking about Set Subject topics for next year. Usually the topics are put forward by committee members but at our most recent meeting it was suggested that we invite members to submit nominations for a Set Subject along with a suitable criteria that judges can judge against. So, here is your big chance. If in the past you have bemoaned the list of topics and would like an opportunity to put forward a topic (along with a criteria) please send me your suggestions. 

Please make sure that your topics are suitable for all members regardless of their grade and circumstances. For example, I don’t think topics around Drone Photography or Underwater Photography will be accepted by the committee.

2022 Set Subject topics along with a suitable criteria should be sent to the following email address by 30th September – belmont16sphotojudging@gmail.com

by Dennis Archibald, September 2, 2021

Image of the Year (IOTY) Competition

Just a reminder to all members that the Image of the Year Competition (IOTY) is fast approaching. It is run in November in lieu of the monthly competitions.

The club made an unsuccessful attempt to restart Print Competitions earlier in the year only to have to suspend them again after Covid restrictions were reimposed.

One of the rules of the IOTY Competition is that an entry in the 2021 IOTY Competition must have already been entered into one of the club monthly competitions that were held in 2021. It is therefore important that if you entered a print image in a print competition in May or June this year and you want to enter that image in the digital IOTY Competitions that you reenter that image in one of the digital competitions that are still available in September or October. 

by Dennis Archibald, September 2, 2021

Free Photoshop Training

The Photoshop Virtual Summit is a week long virtual PS conference, that you can watch online for free from 4-8 October. Expert instructors will present 40 classes and each one can be watched over a 48 period from when it is first presented (so you don’t have to worry about time zone differences). You have to register in advance for the program.
Free registration is now open here

by Roy Killen, September 2, 2021

Results for competitions in World Photography Day

There were 13 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in World Photography Day

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

Make Honey While The Sun Shines 2
Bob Todd – 1st Place
World Photography Day

Just Hanging Around
Annette Collins – 2nd Place
World Photography Day

Im taking over
Susan Slack – 3rd Place
World Photography Day

cuisses de grenouille at Morpeth
Trevor Cotterill – 4th Place
World Photography Day

Candlelit Freesias
Lee-ann Hattander – 5th Place
World Photography Day

Backyard Beauty
Bettina Damme – 6th Place
World Photography Day

Lake Mac jetties and boats
Susan Hansell – 7th Place
World Photography Day

Dandelion Stars
Peter Treloar – 8th Place
World Photography Day

Golden Hour
Shane Wallwork – 8th Place
World Photography Day

Flower sphere
Toni Conquest – 9th Place
World Photography Day

New Life
Diane Schofield – 9th Place
World Photography Day

Cockychops
Colin Schofield – 9th Place
World Photography Day

Caught in flight
Mark Dewar – 10th Place
World Photography Day

by Greg Carruthers, August 29, 2021

Results for competitions in July 2021 Raw Image Challenge

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 July 2021 Raw Image Challenge

click here to see a pdf catalog of all competition results

July Raw
Tim Kemp – 1st Place
July Raw Image Challenge

July image challenge
Greg Carruthers – 1st Place
July Raw Image Challenge

Pool of Reflection
Trevor Cotterill – 1st Place
July Raw Image Challenge

Portrait-July RIC
Peter Treloar – 2nd Place
July Raw Image Challenge

JulyRawChallenge.Toni Conquest
Toni Conquest – 3rd Place
July Raw Image Challenge

Fred
Moira Taylor – 3rd Place
July Raw Image Challenge

by Greg Carruthers, August 28, 2021