Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) is the largest camera club in the Southeast Valley. We are open to all, not just residents of Sun Lakes! Our members share an interest in photography that reaches beyond the casual snapshot. We appreciate the power and beauty of a great photo and share tips and constructive critiques to improve our images. We welcome all shooting styles and levels of experience. (November Banner Image is "Aurora Over Alaska" by Donna McGregor.)
The slideshow is our photo winners from our October 2024 Competition . (Click on the large image for full screen view, wait for images to load and then use back/forward arrow to view images.
Note: Sun Lakes Camera Club has a new meeting location. Click for SLCC Address and Map.
Annual Dues need to be paid by December 31. Click HERE to download the "Membership Form". Either mail it to Betsy or bring it to the next meeting.
The Next General Meeting will be in the Lecture Hall at Cottonwood County Club at 6:30pm on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The speaker will be our SLCC member, Jim Smith. The title for his presentation will be "Dynamic Symmetry, Beyond the Rule of Thirds".
"Dynamic Symmetry is a powerful grid-based approach to creating compelling compositions having a sense of rhythm and movement designed to guide the viewer's eye smoothly from one element of the composition to the next. It's an approach to composition that has been used for centuries and can be seen in the works of the great Renaissance masters." (J. Smith)
The Next Competition Meeting will be in the Lecture Hall at Cottonwood County Club at 6:30pm on Thursday, December 12, 2024. Projected images and digital copies of print images must be submitted to the competition website no later than 11:30pm MST on the Monday before the Thursday competition. Mounted prints must be brought to the club meeting room between 5:00pm and 6:00pm MST on the day of competition.
December 2024 Rotating Subject: Broken. There is no definition nor any restriction. The image may be either color or monochrome or may be creative. The image may be color or monochrome or creative.
December 2024 Special Techniques: Sunrise Sunset. Any image taken at either sunrise or sunset showing the impact of the color, color saturation, and color hue in either the sky or on other objects or both. The image must be color.
Rules for Intra Club Competition (Amended April 2024)
2024-2025 Rotating Subjects and Techniques
2025-2026 Rotating Subjects and Techniques
The Sun Lakes Camera Club is pleased to announce that Fundamentals of Digital Photography, presented by Dan Dragoon, will be offered once again this season. This fun, plain-language course is perfect for those new to Digital Photography, as well as intermediate level photographers seeking to improve their technique.
For Registration and information, please click HERE.
Here are the award winning photographers for our 2023 - 2024 competition year.
Class A Print Photographer of the Year – Janet Ballard
Class B Print Photographer of the Year – Phyllis Peterson
Class C Print Photographer of the Year – NA
Class A Projected Image Photographer of the Year – Ken Duquaine
Class B Projected Image Photographer of the Year – Ruth Massey
Class C Projected Image Photographer of the Year – Samantha Rose Palmatier
These are the 1 st place winning images from the 2023 - 2024 year end competition.
Digital:
Class A. Linda Davis "Woodpecker"
Class B. Susan Smith "Teton Oxbow Reflection"
Class C. Samantha Rose Palmatier "Hungry Hummer"
Print:
Class A. Lynn Thompson "Winter in the Valley"
Class B. Donna McGregor "Its Too Big to Carry"
Class C. NA