FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: ONOMEA BAY TRAIL - II, HAWAII

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Onomea Bay Trail - II, Hawaii
Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print
30" H x 40" W
Limited Edition of 30
$2,000 Unframed

Along the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island of Hawai'i is the scenic Onomea Bay Road.  The 4 mile road twists and snakes through a lush tropical rain forest lined with streams, several one-lane bridges and breathtaking views of the ocean, coast and the collapsed Onomea Arch.  Along this scenic drive is the Onomea Bay Trail, otherwise known as the old Donkey Trail.  This delightful and short hike takes you through a lush forest of palms, ferns and other plants and descends 600 feet from the scenic drive to Onomea Bay.

The Bay was used by the early Hawaiians as a fishing village known as Kahali'i because of its natural landing area for ships.  In the early 1800's the village became a fishing port and was used to bring in materials for the construction of the Onomea sugar mill and export of sugar.  The trail was used to ferry the goods from the boats by donkey.

Professional matting and framing is available for an additional charge.

This work was created by using an old manual SLR film camera and Kodak Professional High-Speed HIE Black-and-White Infrared Negative Film.  Sadly, the film is no longer being manufactured.  The traditional negative is scanned on a drum scanner to create a 300 megabyte digital file which serves as a vehicle for the color balancing, lighting, and darkening that was formerly done in the darkroom.  Once the aesthetic interpretation is realized in the computer and matched with the artist proof print created in the traditional "wet" darkroom, the image is then printed on fully archival paper.  This piece is part of an award-winning series called "A New Discovery".

A fine art photographic print by Kelly Fitzgerald
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If you are interested in purchasing an original fine art print, please contact Kelly Fitzgerald at KelFitzPhoto@gmail.com or call (760) 670-6616.  A range of print sizes are available.  For more information, please visit the print information page on her website.

A percentage of sales from this print will be donated to a Hawaii non-profit conservation organization.

Mahalo nui loa.

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