FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: LANAI COAST

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Lanai Coast
Silver Gelatin Archival Fiber Base Print
11" H x 14" W
Limited Edition 50
Includes 4 inch, 4 ply acid-free matting.
Price: $750 USD

One of my favorite places to explore, Keomuku is located on the northeast shore of Lanai. During ancient times, fishermen and farmers settled along the coastal portions of this area up to the valley of Maunalei. Keomuku was a small and sleepy fishing village up until 1899, when the Maunalei Sugar Company moved in, turning the village into a bustling sugar plantation.

Today, Keomuku lies abandoned and is called a ghost town by some. Little remains of the village and there is little evidence that once a thriving sugar industry was located here. The only structures that are left standing are a few old wooden structures from Club Lana'i and the original structure of the Ka Lanakila o Ka Malamalama Church, which was completed in 1903. It is the last structure that is still intact in the village.

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 silver gelatin fiber base 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 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.

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

Mahalo nui loa.

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