Forest Lake Photography Club

Club Night - Speaker Peter Mitchell on Street Photography and the Legalities
2026-02-10 19:15 - 21:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Forest Lake Community Hall, 60 College Avenue, Forest Lake 4078, 60 College Avenue, Forest Lake, Queensland, 4078, Australia
ABOUT PETER:
I take street photos which are candid photos in public places. I don’t ask permission to take whatever is happening in front of me when I do this. I strive to capture candid moments as people live out their lives while out in public. This is a specific type of photography which in reality is not for everyone but for those interested in doing it it can become very addictive. One of my talks is how this fits in with the law. There are some myths out there and none are bigger than the idea you can’t take photos of people without their permission, particularly children. With this talk I try to show the reality and dispel the myths. The second thing I do is a presentation.about street photography, its history and what we are trying to capture when we do it. This talk can stand alone or be done in conjunction with an on the street practical workshop in a second session. I have done these talks at many clubs around the state and did the talk about the law at a PSQ Convention a couple of years ago.

OUTING - SLOW SHUTTER SPEED at Cedar Creek
2026-02-28 07:30 - 12:00 | Burly Road, Cedar Creek
You will need:

Camera
Wide angle lens
Tripod
Timer on camera or remote controller (intervalometer) to avoid camera shake
ND filters if you have (or your camera has them internally as an option)
Wet shoes or the shoes you have that can get wet
Water
Hat

Note that there is a bank to climb down for the bridge photograph – not too bad but just so you know. You don’t have to do the bridge shot and can go directly to the creek rapids. There should be 3 spots for us in close proximity.
Drive time to get there is approximately 1 hour 10 minutes.
The end timing of events is just there as a guideline – you can naturally stay longer or shorter depending on your requirements.

Club Night - Speaker Paul Harrop on Macro
2026-03-10 19:15 - 21:00 | Forest Lake Community Hall, 60 College Avenue, Forest Lake 4078, 60 College Avenue, Forest Lake, Queensland, 4078, Australia
One of our members, Paul Harrop, will give us an education on focusing on the smaller things in life. Macro photography has been his passion for some time and he has generously offered to tell us about the gear, the settings and the search for the 1:1 shot.

OUTING : ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SRAA (Laravale, QLD)
2026-03-14 15:00 - 21:00 | 77 Christmas Creek Road, Laravale, QLD, 77 Christmas Creek Road, Laravale, Queensland, Australia
CONFIRMED:
This event will be at the Scenic Rim Astronomy Association Inc. (SRAA) property in Laravale. Weather permitting (the following Saturday 21/3/26 is our alternative date).
This is a Club Night for them and we will be able to look through some of their telescopes (with permission).
NOTE: The area has concrete stands in place – these are PREDOMINANTLY for club members to put their telescopes onto. We will have to check before putting up a tripod on one of these.
Here’s the plan:

Come to 77 Christmas Creek Rd, Laravale. Full directions and details here.
It is a public viewing night, so we will have a number of other visitors there to look through the telescopes, but there is plenty of room for photographers to set up.
We ask a $5 per person donation to the club, please bring correct change.

Please arrive before sunset (say 5.30 pm) so your members can park and set up easily in the light. Mark can give you all a talk around 6.00pm.
Telescope observing from about 1 hour after sunset (7.00 pm) until 9.00 or 10.00 pm, leave anytime. It’s not totally dark until 7.20pm, so photography may have to wait until then.
When leaving, please try to minimise headlight use until you are well away from the telescopes.
Bring plenty of warm clothes
We typically eat between sunset and darkness, from around 5.45pm. We have a BBQ, microwave and kettle available, plus tables and chairs, but people would need to bring their own food and drinks.
As many of our members do, you may prefer to bring sandwiches or something quick to eat, or buy something like pizza or Subway in Beaudesert. A thermos of something hot to drink is a good idea, or we have coffee etc available for a gold coin donation.

SRAA Visitor Information

CLUB NIGHT
2026-04-14 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-05-12 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-06-09 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-07-14 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-08-11 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-09-08 19:15 - 21:00 | Forest Lake Community Hall, 60 College Avenue, Forest Lake 4078, 60 College Avenue, Forest Lake, Queensland, 4078, Australia
