FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: BALLOON, STAMPEDE RESERVOIR

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Balloon, Stampede Reservoir
Archival Pigment Ink Print
16" H x 20" W
Limited Edition of 25
Includes 4 inch, 4 ply acid-free matting.
Price: $600 USD

I recently came across this image while working on The Archive Project.  This piece is now part of The Western Landscape series.

It was a chilly morning sleeping in a tent near the waters edge.  I was awakened early by the sound of a hot air balloon hovering over the reservoir.

Scenic Stampede Reservoir, located on the Little Truckee River on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, is one of the premier reservoirs for Kokanee Salmon fishing in the West.  Situated at 6,000 feet in elevation on the Jeffrey pine and sagebrush studded mountains, Stampede is a large reservoir, covering 3,400 acres with 25 miles of shoreline.  It's a very popular lake for fishermen from the Reno area and throughout northern and central California.  It's also a very fertile reservoir, known for abundant plankton blooms that make it such a productive habitat for the Kokanee Salmon.  Ice fishing is available during the winter months.

Professional framing is available for an additional charge.

This work was created by using an old medium format film camera and Kodak Professional Plus-X 125 Black-and-White Film.  Sadly, the 120mm film size 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 tonal 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 silver gelatin fiber base paper.

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 info@kellyfitzgeraldphoto.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.

TIME FRAMES VIDEO II

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Shipwreck Beach - III, Lanai
Toned Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print
20" H x 24" W
Limited Edition of 5
Price $950 USD

Just the other day, I came across the 2009 Calumet Ansel Adams Tribute Video.  My image "Shipwreck Beach - III, Lanai" was chosen to be a part of the video and can be seen at the 2:06 mark.  A seminal photographer, Adams was a strong influence on the field of photography and the American landscape itself.  To celebrate Ansel Adams life and work, Calumet asked photographers to share their vision of the natural environment in the spirit of this monumental photographer.  If you haven't seen the video, please be sure to check it out.

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: ONE LANE BRIDGE, KAUAI

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  One Lane Bridge, Kauai
Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print
20" H x 24" W
Limited Edition of 30
Includes 4 inch, 4 ply acid-free matting.
Price: $1,400 USD

In 2004, I set out to document some of the old historical structures and also to capture and preserve some of the breathtaking and untouched landscapes you'd find on the islands.

The old wooden "Wainiha Bridge" that I photographed in 2005 on the north shore has since been torn down and replaced with a steel deck truss bridge.  I was very sad to see it go and in my opinion, the design of the new bridge is a real eye sore.  I am very grateful that I captured the old bridge on film as it was one my favorite bridges on Kauai.

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 tonal 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
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.

To learn more about this award-winning body of work, please click here.

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To learn more about Kodak HIE black-and-white infrared film, please click here.

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: LONE TREE, MOLOKAI

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Lone Tree, Molokai
Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print
20" H x 24" W
Limited Edition of 30
Includes 4 inch, 4 ply acid-free matting.
Price  $1,400 USD

While exploring the western part of the island of Molokai, I came upon this lone tree standing in a vast open field.  Hawaii's fifth-largest island, Molokai is only 38 miles long and 10 miles across at its widest point. 

Molokai is known as the "Friendly Isle".  The island is quite simple, and as such is not the typical Hawaiian tourist destination. There are no traffic lights, no dry cleaners and no tall buildings. The local night life is more akin to small town America than to that of Waikiki or even Lahaina.  There are no crowds and Moloka'ians guard their laid-back lifestyle with pride.

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 tonal 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
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.

To learn more about this award-winning body of work, please click here.

To join the Kelly Fitzgerald | Fine Art Photographer facebook community, click here.

To learn more about Kodak HIE black-and-white infrared film, please click here.

FEATURED ARTIST

I am currently one of the "Featured Artists" on Art-Support.com!  Art-Support.com is a wonderful website.  The site was created for fine art photographers, however it's useful to anyone interested in selling artwork.  If you're interested in the business of art, this site is for you.  Fine art photographers will find it to be a very valuable online resource, so will collectors of fine art photography.

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: OCEAN SWING, KAUAI

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Ocean Swing, Kauai
Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print
16" H x 20" W
Limited Edition of 50
Includes 4 inch, 4 ply acid-free matting.
Price:  $1,000 USD

I wanted to capture something beautiful and out of the ordinary.  Here an old swing appears to hang down from the clouds.

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 silver gelatin fiber base print is printed in the traditional "wet" darkroom by a master printer with an enlarger, conventional chemistry and trays.  Made by hand, the old fashioned way.  This piece is part of an award-winning series called "A New Discovery".

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.

To learn more about this award-winning body of work, please click here.

To join the Kelly Fitzgerald | Fine Art Photographer facebook community, click here.

To learn more about Kodak HIE black-and-white infrared film, please click here.

THE ARCHIVE PROJECT

©2011 Kelly Fitzgerald.  Contact sheets.

For the last few weeks, I have spent countless hours going through 20 years of my past works.  With a magnifier loupe and a light box ... I have viewed thousands of images on photographic contact sheets from my archive library.  It has been quite the undertaking.

During the second part of this project, I will be collaborating with my dear friend and fellow fine art photographer Mia DelCasino.  She and I will edit the work I have chosen during the first round.  It is great to have a second pair of eyes to help edit my work, as I have found editing can be difficult sometimes.

For the third part of the archive project ... once all of the final images have been chosen, I will then scan the negatives and review them again.  I am thrilled to announce that I have already uncovered some beautiful images that I am proud to show.

I look forward to sharing my new works with you!  Coming soon!