Weekly News #26 21July2024 – Melbourne Camera Club

The opening event of the ‘One Light Stand – Romancing the Darkness’ Exhibition was very successful on Thursday night, with more than 40 people attending.

This exhibition has been a unique opportunity for our talented photographers to showcase their creative photography skills by using a single light source that is not natural light (sun or moon), flash or strobe lights. A variety of lights have been used in creating the exhibition, including torches, candles, tablet screens and street lamps, to name a few.

The exhibition continues next weekend 27-28 July, and the MCC building will be open to visitors during Open House Melbourne weekend.

The Exhibition Committee thanks the exhibitors for creating such a wonderful collection of creative images to showcase to our visitors.

Click here to view some images from the opening night event.

Next 27-28 July, MCC is once again opening our doors for Open House Melbourne when we look forward to welcoming visitors to our clubrooms to view the exhibition – as well as explore our historic building, all areas will be open including studio, darkroom and gallery.

Please Join Us in Making Our Exhibition and Open House Event a Success!
We need more people to assist on the roster to ensure the exhibition runs smoothly and successfully. See below information and link to the roster sign up sheet.

Image: One Light Stand Exhibition opening event by Mark Devaraj

News Updates

Volunteers Needed!! 27-28 July, 2hr shifts

‘One Light Stand – Romancing the Darkness’ exhibition, is part of the annual Open House Melbourne event, and we need your help to make it a successful event.

Volunteering for just a 2-hour shift during the event, including Open House weekend, can make a huge difference. Your support is invaluable, and together, we can create a memorable experience for all our visitors. Thank you to those who have volunteered already, much appreciated.

We are very short of volunteers for particularly Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning sessions, and encourage you to become a part our club effort in opening our doors to the public. Your contribution, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated and will help us showcase our club and the talents and hard work of our photographers in the exhibition. Thank you for your support!

ROSTER: Please click on this link to choose a date and time that suits. Thank you in advance for volunteering to help out at your club. If you are unable to sign up online, please contact us with your preferred date and time slot:

Email: exhibitionsteam@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Exhibition Dates & Hours

Saturday & Sunday 27-28 July
Hours: 11am-3pm
Open House Melbourne Weekend

What’s On

Analogue Group Meeting

Monday 22 July, 7:30pm

Show and Tell, feedback on printmaking, Passion Projects, Work In Progress, sharing of interesting cameras.

Analogue Group page

*Zoom only* PDI Competition

Thursday 25 July, 8pm

Set Subject: Architecture
Judge: Tony Harding
Competition Entry Date: Now closed

Note that this is a Zoom Only event, with no attendees at the Clubrooms.

Link: See weekly MCC newsletter

Open House Melbourne & ‘One Light Stand’ Exhibition

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 July, 11am-3pm

Bring along your friends and family to view the exhibition.

Nature Group Outing

Sunday 28 July, 10am-2pm

The next Nature Outing will to the Dandenong Ranges.

Meeting time: 10.00am

Meeting location: Grants Picnic Ground on the edge of Sherbrooke Forest. The picnic ground is off Monbulk Road, not far from the Kallista township. Coordinates are: -37.886419, 145.370495.

What you’ll need to bring:

Macro lens for fungi and telephoto for birds, if you have them
Sturdy boots/shoes
Plastic pants or plastic sheet for kneeling on ground if taking fungi
Warm coat

If staying for lunch: Picnic tables are available, but bring your own chairs if you think they will be more comfortable or it’s a very sunny day and likely to be busy

Nicole Andrews
Nature Group Coordinator
Email: mcc-nature@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Nature Group Page

MCC Photography Workshops

MCC is offering a number of courses and workshops for photographers over the rest of the year. Some workshops are open to Members only, and others are open to the general public and members of other clubs.

Astro Landscape Photography Experience
[Full Waitlist only]

Saturday 31 August, 2.30pm
MCC Members only
Workshop link

Introduction to Lightroom Basics

Saturday 5 October, 9am-4.30pm
Members Fee $89.00
Workshop link
Open to Members & Non-Members

Film Developing and Printing Course

*New dates* released for second half of the year
Workshop link

Introduction to Photography Course

Annually in February and August
Enrolments open for August course
Course link, syllabus and information
Open to Members & Non-Members

What’s On Outside MCC

Open House Melbourne 27-28 July

MCC will be again participating in Open House Melbourne weekend on 27-28 July.

The theme for this year’s event is RE/DISCOVER YOUR CITY.

Discovery is about the unexpected. It’s something for the curious at heart, the adventurer and the life-long-learner interested in exploring Melbourne’s most unique places and spaces.

Open House Melbourne invites you to rediscover your city – to seek out new places and to reconnect with old favourites.

Open House Melbourne Website

Discounts for MCC Members

MCC Members Offer Railway Hotel, South Melbourne (special offer extended)

20% discount on Mains and Pub Classics on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Exclusions: Specials such as Parma Night and Steak day are not included
When booking a table mention that you are MCC member and advise the staff when ordering

Ongoing discounts and special offers for MCC Members – refer to the Resources and Links page in the Members area of the website:

Lucky Straps 20% discount for MCC Members
Spicers paper products
Photography Studies College (PSC) are offering MCC members 20% discount on printing
Photobooks: Momento Pro – club offers and book printing is no longer available as the company is closed and has been placed into liquidation.

Website link

VAPS Information

VAPS NEWSBRIEF

Monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online, published at the start of each month.

Newsbrief link

Celebrating MCC Members’ Photography Success

If you have any recent competition results or photography exhibitions you would like to share to inspire other members in their photography journey, please email the Newsletter team so the website page can be updated and shared in the Weekly News. Deadline Friday evening.

MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.

See past awardees

Editorial Committee: Sally Paterson / Mark Devaraj / Vitas Anderson

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