Windmills, solar fields, steel truss bridges, avant-garde sculptures can all seem like metal worlds in wide angle lenses.  All-metal scenes usually evoke a nearly black-and-white ambiance devoid of organic life–and those are exactly the kinds of submissions Lenzr wants to see in its latest photo contest, Metal World.

Think cinema noir and black and white depictions an almost mechanical look at the stories of humanity; these narratives trace through events that have already come to pass, attempting to draw meaning from the cold and inorganic scenery, and the impassive contact made with other human beings.

Magneto, the infamous antagonist of the X-Men movies was capable of manipulating metal to his every whim, ( in the first film he’s imprisoned in a plastic capsule )  he is unable to shape an exit because there is no metal . In this contest, Lenzr wants to see the opposite. Imagine you were able to move metals with the force of your mind–where would you go? What would you alter? What is your ideal metal world? This photo contest is not looking for the embraces of human contact; our judges are looking for the chilling imagery of metal beams and structures–just think of this challenge as having a science-fiction theme. Show us the contrast of light and dark, feeling and unfeeling!

The sponsor of this contest is Nuden Vinyl Products, a family-run business that specializes in Ottawa metal roofing. Nuden, having recently celebrated over thirty years in business, offers lifetime warranties and personalized services. Since aluminum is lightweight, yet strong and long lasting, this ensures less stress on the frame of your home, and, therefore, no need for future reinforcements.

The prize is a Sony laptop with a seriously cool metal cover.

This contest started on September 1, 2011. Voting starts on October 15, after which the top ten photos advance to judging on October 25. The winning photos will be announced November 1, 2011.

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Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest on Lenzr ended on Nov1st 2009 and one image No Pesky Neighbours Here was rated a few points higher than the rest.

This quirky snapshot gleaned 93 total votes to finish with a rating of 8.7 from 20 registered votes (and 7.2 from 73 popular votes).

Mommakoala wins $200 gift certificate from Kanetix Insurance & Mortgage Rate Quotes.

Mommakoala is a 50 yr old nurse in Hamilton, Ontario who likes to photograph unusual landscapes.  She’s presently on a mission to lens all 126 Waterfalls in and around the Hamilton Wentworth area (and all up the Niagara escarpment) . This is a big adventure on her part, and I expect we’ll see more of her work on Lenzr in the near future.

The winning photo was taken when Mommakoala was with her family, enjoying the sights on the 1000 Islands boat cruise in Gananoque Ontario in August 2008. This was one of dozens of images that she snapped on that trip. But there’s something about the image thats timeless and she knew it was the best possible submission for this photo contest. She was right.

Overall, the Ontario Tourist Attractions photo contest on Lenzr was a huge success. There were over seventy five images from all across Ontario – we saw Wasaga Beach, St Lawrence Market and several shots of the CN Tower and Niagara Falls. My personal favourites include The Big Nickel, Huskie the Muskie, the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and Old Fort Henry in Kingston.

Second place reward was $100 and this went to member Slimmswitch for his submission called Ottawa – The Spider City.  Early on in the competition this image had the highest rating, and it was the clear favourite to win – it’s interesting to note this picture has almost twice as many votes, but a slightly lower rating.

Slimmswitch, who donated the colouful self portrait seen below, did a great job using the 140 character caption to really sell the originality of his photo composition.  He writes in the description, Located in Ottawa , if you stand under this huge spider and look up you can actually see they put fake spider eggs inside the structure??

TIPS: Participants that upload images to Lenzr should always make their caption as long and colourful as possible.  It should contain ideas that are counterpoint to the subject of the picture.  In Lenzr photo contests, the most important thing is to make your submissions more interesting than everyone elses. Your pictures don’t have to be technically superior, or more aesthetically beautiful, but rather more charming, quirkier and ‘storyfull’.

Occasionally people email me to complain that certain pretty pictures are not ranked higher, or fail to appear in the top 10, while other,  inferior images are ahead of them. This would be frustrating, but its important to remember that sometimes the most technically perfect and aesthetically pleasing pictures are also the most boring.  In Ontario Tourist Attractions we all watched as two wacky images pulled away from the rest of the pack to finish as prize winners.