Sun Lakes Camera Club (SLCC) is the largest camera club in the Southeast Valley. 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. (December Banner Image is "Iceland Falls" by Daniel Marz.
The slideshow is from our October 2023 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.
The Next General Meeting will be in the Lecture Hall at Cottonwood County Club at 6:30pm on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Our guest speaker will be Robert Galucci. Presentation details forthcoming.
"Mr. Galucci is an award-winning photographer who lives south of Sierra Vista. He relocated to Cochise County from New Jersey years back, drawn by the storms, the high-desert landscapes, and the spectacular wildlife."City Lifestyle"
The Next Competition Meeting will be in the Lecture Hall at Cottonwood County Club at 6:30pm on Thursday, December 14, 2023. 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 2023 Rotating Subject: Photo Journalism. This is the spring 2024 ACCC rotating subject. There is no ACCC definition or restriction however, the club’s definition for this competition is: A Photojournalism image consists of an image with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and spot news. The journalistic value of the photograph shall be considered over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, photographs which misrepresent the truth, such as manipulation to alter the subject matter, or situations which are set up for the purpose of photography, are unacceptable in Photojournalism. The image may be color or monochrome.
December 2023 Special Techniques: Macro or Close Up This is an image of small subjects or parts of larger subjects. Achieving sufficient depth of field is the challenge with this technique. In some cases, just using a very small lens opening might be sufficient but in other cases some form of focus stacking may be needed. The image may be color or monochrome.
Rules for Intra Club Competition (Amended April 2023)
2023-2024 Rotating Subjects and Techniques
2024-2025 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 2022 - 2023 competition year.
Class A Print Photographer of the Year – Linda Davis and Raul Lopez
Class B Print Photographer of the Year – Larry McDonald
Class C Print Photographer of the Year – NA
Class A Projected Image Photographer of the Year – Jan Ballard
Class B Projected Image Photographer of the Year – Norma Walsh
Class C Projected Image Photographer of the Year –Donna McGregor
These are the 1 st place winning images from the 2021 - 2022 year end competition.
Digital:
Class A: Ken Duquaine "An Indigo Bunting"
Class B. Yvonne Nystrom "Night Bloomer Cactus"
Class C. Donna McGregor "Broadbill Hummingbird"
Print:
Class A. Lynn Thompson "Northern Cardinal"
Class B. Phyllis Peterson "Castle in the Clouds"
Class C. NA