Author Archives: Sally Paterson

Following the Board’s announcement on 15 March, the Board met on 1 April and would like to advise that the Clubrooms will remain closed until 30 September 2020, in line with Government recommendations. We encourage members to join the Virtual Meetings on Thursdays and encourage Special Interest Groups to take advantage of the technology to […]

MCC would like to continue to offer the regular monthly competition to members but it will take a different format for the next few months. Instead of both Print and PDI Competitions, we will hold a PDI Competition twice a month for April and May 2020. Then we plan to hold Print only Competitions twice […]

Due to the rapidly escalating threat posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the board has taken the unprecedented step of cancelling all club meetings, workshops, activities (including Darkroom and Studio usage) and get-togethers until 30 April 2020. Access to the building will be disabled effective immediately. This action was based upon advice from VAPS (Victorian Association of […]

People’s Choice Award Thank you to everyone who voted in the People’s Choice Award at the MCC International Women’s Day Exhibition… the image with the most votes was ‘Dreaming of Freedom’ by Julie Duncan – congratulations Julie! The lucky voter was: Marcia Rolfs Raffle Results 1st Prize: Think Tank Photo Airport International V2.0 Rolling Camera […]

Join us for our March photowalk, we will be visiting the Moomba activities on the Yarra, followed by early dinner/drinks then fireworks (optional). The fireworks is scheduled for 9.30pm (it will run for 5-10 minutes, we will setup around 8.30pm). We will meet outside Hamer Hall then start with a walk along the Yarra and […]

Join us for our first photowalk for 2020, we will be exploring the MCC’s historic neighbourhood and parks around South Melbourne. Join us to explore some of the buildings from the mid-late 1800s, including the Town Hall, St Peter & St Paul Church, Iron Houses, South Melbourne Market. We welcome all photographers – bring along […]

**UPDATE** Due to the polo matches starting earlier than anticipated, we now plan to start at 10am (instead of 12pm), finish time of the matches is approx 2.30pm. We will continue to a local pub for drinks after the last game (optional). If you are unable to come along at 10am, feel free to join […]

For our November photowalk we will be heading the Melbourne Botanical Gardens to see the late spring blooms and to enjoy all the gardens has to offer.  The gardens are home to more than 8,500 plant species from around the world are presented in a kaleidoscope of colour and texture. Sweeping lawns, tranquil lakes and […]

This workshop is open to Members and Non-Members – workshop fee $35 Join Karl Ludik from Olympus for a 2.5 hour evening workshop. The first hour of the workshop will be twilight portraiture, we will learn how to manage our exposures as we shoot portraits into a setting sun using off camera speedlights. Then, as the […]

Spring is the best time to visit the Botanical Gardens (South Yarra). Trees are budding, and many flowers are already out.  Very good for macro-photography.  We will meet at 10.30am in the Observatory Café in the building with the Information Centre, just off Birdwood Avenue opposite the Shrine.  I will give everybody a detailed map […]