FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: COCONUT PALMS, MOLOKA'I

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Coconut Palms, Moloka'i
Archival Pigment Ink Print
30" H x 40" W
Limited Edition of 5
Price: $1,800 USD

While exploring the island of Moloka'i, I came across these beautiful coconut palm trees, their leaves gently blowing in the trade winds.  I believe these palms may be a part of the ancient Hawaiian coconut grove planted in the 1860's during the reign of King Kamehameha V.  The King, nicknamed Kapuaiwa, selected this particular site because of the sacred ponds located there.

In the far distance, you can see the island of Lana'i.

Professional framing is available for an additional charge.

I recently came across this piece while working on The Archive Project.  This piece is now part of The Hawai'i Series.

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 as a warmed toned archival pigment ink print.

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 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.  

Mahalo nui loa.

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