FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK: KAUNOLU - I, LANA'I

©Kelly Fitzgerald.  Kaunolu - I, Lana'i
Archival Pigment Ink Print
24" H x 36" W
Limited Edition of 5
Price: $1,400 USD

While exploring the islands of Hawai'i over the years, there is an ancient place called Kaunolu Village where I feel an intense amount of positive energy. It is located on the southern tip of Lana'i and used to be a favorite fishing spot of King Kamehameha I in the 1790's.  This is the place he retreated to after conquering Mau'i, Moloka'i and Lana'i.

Here you'll find a spectacular view of Shark Fin Cove and Lana'i's southern sea cliffs, the remains of Halulu Heiau (sacred temple), petroglyphs and "Kehekili's Leap," where warriors would demonstrate their bravery by diving off a 60-foot cliff.

This sacred place is so incredibly beautiful and untouched.

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 as a warmed toned archival pigment ink print.  This piece is part of The Hawai'i Series.

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Mahalo nui loa.

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