C. Allen Tippetts' most popular photosThank you for visiting my website. I hope you truly enjoy the photographs you will see here - they represent places that I care about and feel a great connection to.
Photography attracted me as a hobby from a young age, growing up in the Sun River Valley of West-Central Montana. Over the years it became a serious hobby, and finally a second avocation. And it truly is my passion in life. Someone once said that the best photographs are those that are taken by someone who loves the subject matter. I find great satisfaction in the world around us and hope that it shows in my photography. A great landscape photograph is certainly a combination of skill and then being in the right place at the right moment in time, but with the always uncontrollable factor of nature tossed in, although one can plan ahead for sunrise and sunset time. Another photographer once said, "Most photographers are late for work". The sweet light just before sunrise is magical.
I live in Utah so most of my photography centers around the southwest, although you will see images from Montana to Mexico, and a few Caribbean shots also. They are places I've traveled to both for pleasure and to capture their essence in photographs. Most of my work is sold via word of mouth, although I have exhibited in several galleries in the Salt Lake City area. I have entered only one photography contest, the now demised Kodak KINSA international competition. My photograph was awarded 2nd place in the black and white division and was on display at Epcot Center for two years.
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Contact: atipp@comcast.net Telephone: 801.671.8892http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/photos/504850853_KtYUF-Ti-2.jpghttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/popular/2009-11-27T18:00:30ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMug_DSC2199: This photograph was taken during the 2006 storm of the century. The Vermilion Cliffs in the background are shrouded in clouds and rain, while the foreground vegetation nearly glo ...<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />_DSC2199: This photograph was taken during the 2006 storm of the century. The Vermilion Cliffs in the background are shrouded in clouds and rain, while the foreground vegetation nearly glo ...</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-Arizona-Strip-South-of/7828825_AfEdZ#524639269_RCbu3" title="_DSC2199: This photograph was taken during the 2006 storm of the century. The Vermilion Cliffs in the background are shrouded in clouds and rain, while the foreground vegetation nearly glo ..."><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-Arizona-Strip-South-of/DSC2199-Edit/524639269_RCbu3-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_DSC2199: This photograph was taken during the 2006 storm of the century. The Vermilion Cliffs in the background are shrouded in clouds and rain, while the foreground vegetation nearly glo ..." title="_DSC2199: This photograph was taken during the 2006 storm of the century. The Vermilion Cliffs in the background are shrouded in clouds and rain, while the foreground vegetation nearly glo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T11:48:07ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-Arizona-Strip-South-of/DSC2199-Edit/524639269_RCbu3-Th-1.jpg2006-10-14 09:49:0836.77058613560000-111.701946259000000Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands NP, Utah<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands NP, Utah</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/7832948_NkyMZ#510252785_k2fzV" title="Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands NP, Utah"><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2005-Islands20In20The20Sky/510252785_k2fzV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="29" alt="Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands NP, Utah" title="Islands in the Sky at Canyonlands NP, Utah" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T10:40:06ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2005-Islands20In20The20Sky/510252785_k2fzV-Th-1.jpg38.37810877891800-109.888182878490000Storm Clouds over the plains at Bowman's Corners<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />Storm Clouds over the plains at Bowman's Corners</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Montana-Landscapes-The-Big-Sky/7828707_t8FzX#509641549_ZFaBw" title="Storm Clouds over the plains at Bowman's Corners"><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Montana-Landscapes-The-Big-Sky/2004-02402/509641549_ZFaBw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Storm Clouds over the plains at Bowman's Corners" title="Storm Clouds over the plains at Bowman's Corners" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T07:41:07ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Montana-Landscapes-The-Big-Sky/2004-02402/509641549_ZFaBw-Th.jpg2004-11-24 17:40:15A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/7832948_NkyMZ#507503663_nrGLT" title="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah"><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2005-LambsCanyon8/507503663_nrGLT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="36" alt="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah" title="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T10:40:17ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2005-LambsCanyon8/507503663_nrGLT-Th-1.jpg40.72098980310000-111.637283564000000East Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah.
A very early snowstorm blankets the autumn leaves before they fell.<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />East Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah.
A very early snowstorm blankets the autumn leaves before they fell.</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/7832948_NkyMZ#507503577_ZuWV6" title="East Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah.
A very early snowstorm blankets the autumn leaves before they fell."><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2006-FirstSnowPano002/507503577_ZuWV6-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="39" alt="East Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah.
A very early snowstorm blankets the autumn leaves before they fell." title="East Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah.
A very early snowstorm blankets the autumn leaves before they fell." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T10:40:03ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2006-FirstSnowPano002/507503577_ZuWV6-Th-1.jpg40.81445882626800-111.668643951420000A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/7832948_NkyMZ#507503425_rSPRm" title="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah"><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2005-LambsCanyon1B/507503425_rSPRm-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="41" alt="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah" title="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T10:40:08ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/2005-LambsCanyon1B/507503425_rSPRm-Th-1.jpg40.71827591450000-111.643058360000000One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ...<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ...</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Coyote-ButtesParia-Vermilion/7775684_hgiZk#506337457_vygjj" title="One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ..."><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Coyote-ButtesParia-Vermilion/2006-Wave10/506337457_vygjj-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ..." title="One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-05-20T03:23:33ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Coyote-ButtesParia-Vermilion/2006-Wave10/506337457_vygjj-Th-1.jpg2006-10-08 13:26:09Taxco, Mexico. A young girl waiting outside the baroque Santa Prisca Cathedral during mass.<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />Taxco, Mexico. A young girl waiting outside the baroque Santa Prisca Cathedral during mass.</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Mexico-Land-of-Enchantment/7828533_ngSSK#509158258_gbcFd" title="Taxco, Mexico. A young girl waiting outside the baroque Santa Prisca Cathedral during mass."><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Mexico-Land-of-Enchantment/2004-01184/509158258_gbcFd-Th.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="Taxco, Mexico. A young girl waiting outside the baroque Santa Prisca Cathedral during mass." title="Taxco, Mexico. A young girl waiting outside the baroque Santa Prisca Cathedral during mass." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-10T01:53:19ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Mexico-Land-of-Enchantment/2004-01184/509158258_gbcFd-Th.jpg2004-08-06 15:20:2918.55635672610000-99.604915380500000Lees Ferry at Sunrise. Until 1927 when the Navajo Bridge was completed, this was the only Colorado River crossing for nearly 200 miles in either direction. The "ferry" began operations in ...<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />Lees Ferry at Sunrise. Until 1927 when the Navajo Bridge was completed, this was the only Colorado River crossing for nearly 200 miles in either direction. The "ferry" began operations in ...</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-Arizona-Strip-South-of/7828825_AfEdZ#507505937_rP7nq" title="Lees Ferry at Sunrise. Until 1927 when the Navajo Bridge was completed, this was the only Colorado River crossing for nearly 200 miles in either direction. The "ferry" began operations in ..."><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-Arizona-Strip-South-of/2007-LeesFerryPano02/507505937_rP7nq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="64" alt="Lees Ferry at Sunrise. Until 1927 when the Navajo Bridge was completed, this was the only Colorado River crossing for nearly 200 miles in either direction. The "ferry" began operations in ..." title="Lees Ferry at Sunrise. Until 1927 when the Navajo Bridge was completed, this was the only Colorado River crossing for nearly 200 miles in either direction. The "ferry" began operations in ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T11:45:58ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/The-Arizona-Strip-South-of/2007-LeesFerryPano02/507505937_rP7nq-Th-1.jpg36.86598691890000-111.585514247000000One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ...<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ...</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Coyote-ButtesParia-Vermilion/7775684_hgiZk#507501400_oRV6o" title="One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ..."><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Coyote-ButtesParia-Vermilion/2006-WavePano-05/507501400_oRV6o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="73" alt="One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ..." title="One of the most unique natural features in the country, The Wave is now known worldwide. Although the hike is not difficult, the BLM permit to hike here is the hardest part. Only a handfu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-05-21T07:38:10ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Coyote-ButtesParia-Vermilion/2006-WavePano-05/507501400_oRV6o-Th.jpg36.99571927200000-112.006119490000000Glacier National Park, Montana
Avalanche Creek<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />Glacier National Park, Montana
Avalanche Creek</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/7832948_NkyMZ#507095061_Rsd6P" title="Glacier National Park, Montana
Avalanche Creek"><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/Avalanche-Creek-Panorama/507095061_Rsd6P-Th-1.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Glacier National Park, Montana
Avalanche Creek" title="Glacier National Park, Montana
Avalanche Creek" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-26T10:40:18ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Panoramas/Avalanche-Creek-Panorama/507095061_Rsd6P-Th-1.jpg2008-08-31 17:49:5948.67665915380000-113.814336061000000A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah<p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com">C. Allen Tippetts</a><br />A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah</p><p><a href="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Autumn-Scenes/7802210_BGWEX#505122789_3xaHB" title="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah"><img src="http://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Autumn-Scenes/2005-LambsCanyon1B/505122789_3xaHB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="41" alt="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah" title="A Rainy Fall Day in Lambs Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-11T05:36:34ZC. Allen Tippettshttp://catgraphics.smugmug.comhttp://catgraphics.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Autumn-Scenes/2005-LambsCanyon1B/505122789_3xaHB-Th.jpg40.46456421430000-111.545562744000000