My Colorado Photos

Editors’ note: The Editors chose winning photos from dozens received online at AAA.com/photocontest and via email at photocontest@colorado.aaa.com.

Falling in slow motion ▲

Ted Atchity of Denver submitted this photo by email of an intense waterfall while hiking around Lake Irwin near Crested Butte. “I was exploring the area, looking for waterfalls to shoot in slow exposure,” Atchity tells EnCompass. “I came across this one, and was amazed at how it turned out.” His camera: Canon 5D. Member since: 2011

Hoo’s there? ▼

Jackie Harris of Golden submitted this photo online of a burrowing owlet while hiking in the Coyote Ridge Natural Area near Fort Collins. “I had been hiking Blue Sky Trail and spotted a couple of owls in the area. My bird app told me they were burrowing owls, which was on my wish list to photograph,” Harris tells EnCompass. “The following week, I woke up at 2:30 a.m. to get to Fort Collins by sunrise, in hopes of capturing them in the morning light. They were even cuter close up.” Her camera: Canon 5D III. Member since: 2011

Submit your photos and win!

AAA Colorado accepts photography of Colorado destinations from AAA Colorado members only. No professionals please (that includes photographers who have sold their work online, in galleries, or by any other means, or whose photos appear on professional media websites). EnCompass magazine selects two winners per edition. Each winner receives a $60 check. Entries are accepted online at AAA.com/photocontest or by email at photocontest@colorado.aaa.com. Images must be in a .jpg or .tif format and at least 300 dpi. Only high-resolution images are eligible to win. AAA Colorado will hold seasonal images for consideration in seasonally appropriate future editions. AAA Colorado reserves the right not to select any photo for any reason, without notification. AAA Colorado reserves the right to use all entries in its marketing materials (in print, online and social media) without compensation.