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| ©Kelly Fitzgerald. Old Pineapple Field, Lanai Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print 20" H x 24" W Limited Edition of 30 $1,400 Mounted + Matted |
It was not until around 1920 that the first experiments in planting pineapple on Lanai were undertaken. At the time, the island was in part owned by the Charles Gay Family. In the uplands of Lanai, behind Lanai City, the first pineapple crops were planted. When the fruit were harvested, they were taken in trucks down to Manele Landing via a stone and dirt trail that was almost impassable. The crop was then loaded on small boats and transferred to Maui for canning. It was a difficult trip, which caused the loss of much of the fruit due to bruising. But, as a result of the Gay Family's success, James Dole's Hawaiian Pineapple Company knew that the crop could be grown, and in 1922, Dole purchased almost the entire island of Lanai.
Since then, the Pineapple isle has suffered due to cheaper pineapples being grown and distributed from Central and South America. The high cost of shipping the fruit, as well as cost of labor in Hawaii, contributed to the closing of the pineapple company. Now Lanai is primarily known for the 2 Four Season's Resorts and potentially for a large wind farm project.
Driving through the old pineapple fields and exploring Lanai in a rusty beat up 4-wheel drive pickup truck was an adventure ... one I will never forget.
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| Professional 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".
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| A fine art photographic print by Kelly Fitzgerald will beautify your home or enhance your place of business. |
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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