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Showing posts with label KODAK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KODAK. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday, August 8, 2016
Kodak 8mm color film gifs A Project, Xmas Pageant, 'Buckjump rider', 'A bag full of trouble', 'The Soldier, The Tram', 'The Dive' & 'SAFETY FILM' ©bill purvis
John Martins Christmas Pageant
is an iconic South Australian event.
This 8mm Kodak colour film may be as early
as 1945/6, probably later.
Nellie the mechanical elephant first? appears in a
1949/50 photograph.
The RAAF and RAN floats are fabulous as are
the colours in this footage.
The focus was just a little too close as can be seen
from the sharper detail in the ladies face in the
bottom of some frames.
©billpurvis
A time consuming 5 day project.
is an iconic South Australian event.
This 8mm Kodak colour film may be as early
as 1945/6, probably later.
Nellie the mechanical elephant first? appears in a
1949/50 photograph.
The RAAF and RAN floats are fabulous as are
the colours in this footage.
The focus was just a little too close as can be seen
from the sharper detail in the ladies face in the
bottom of some frames.
©billpurvis
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| When clicking on this image to enlarge please allow time for the large file to load before it plays. |
A time consuming 5 day project.
'Buckjump rider'.
8mm Perutz black & white film.
I have not been able to find any information
on Perutz movie film.
A rodeo possibly NSW maybe Queensland C1940's.
I cannot say no animal was injured because I
believe there is an element of pain inflicted to get
the horses to buck.
'A bag full of trouble'
A COVID-19* Production
inspired by the classic WW1 marching song,
'Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag'.
My biggest Gif to date 294 frames.
This project has kept me occupied and off
the street during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Please allow time for the frames to load
before the Gif runs smoothly.
©billpurvis
The light source for the latest postings of movie sequences
was from a lamp bulb mounted in a reflector.
Although I like the nostalgic look and colour of the sequences
I wondered if image quality could be improved.
I mused about using a condensor from a projector
which would produce more directional light rays.
A 7W LED Downlight with variable colour temperature,
of choice 5700K Daylight, was an inexpensive purchase.
And it mounted an exact fit to the rear of the condensor unit.
If I recall correctly from an Hanimex Slide Projector
I had disassembled.
The image below was taken with this light source.
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| Image taken with LED and Condensor light source |
Beach Party
Post WW2
SYDNEY
NSW
C1940's
©billpurvis 2020
The photographic copy outfit.
Nikon D90 camera body, Nikon 50mm 1.8D lens with reversal rings
Nikon extension bellows,
Nikon extension bellows,
Nikon Slide Copier, Light source. 8mm Kodachrome
Safety Film,
Reel arms from a film editor.
Missing the beach, the sand, the sun?
'Beach Radio'
A because I can production
brought to you courtesy Covid-19
An original 8mm Kodak Safety Film C1940's
Location Bondi? SYDNEY NSW
PostWW2
re-edited ©billpurvis 2020
"CENTURY'
Bustling Sydney NSW
Post WW2
©billpurvis
'The Soldier, The Tram'
C1940's
SYDNEY
NSW
©billpurvis 2020 COVID-19
The CENTURY Building.
the history of the buildings shown in this brief footage.
'I was enchanted with Soldier and the Tram.
Yes the Century cinema, Hoyts's home of romantic pictures,
THE MOON IS BLUE ran there for a full year.
And just down a bit is the Plaza, where Hoyts corporate office was upstairs.
Home of Cinerama while it lasted too.
And in 1952 where I first asked Rose to "the pictures",
the opening day of HIGH NOON which we both liked, a good sign.
It ran a healthy ten weeks there.'
David further added:
'out of picture opposite was mighty Hoyts Regent,
where with the legendary Ian McPherson (Mr film organiser)
I saw THE SEARCHERS on opening evening.
In large-negative Vistavision, blow your mind image quality.
And Greater Union's Victory just on down a little.
A real cinema-going precinct, George street, with half a dozen other
places not far away — then.'
Some wonderful personal insight Thank You David.
'The Dive'
Re-created from an original colour Kodak Safety Film
C1940's.
SYDNEY
NSW
©billpurvis 2020 COVID-19
A project I started in 2016.
8mm movie film frames were copied with a Nikon bellows close-up
slide copy attachment mounted on a Nikon D90 body.
With restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 and residents
being obliged to avoid unnecessary travel, I have re-visited
the project I started back in 2016.
4 frames of the 8mm film were shot in one exposure of 35mm format.
The frames presented vertically aligned.
Each 8mm frame was copied to create a slideshow of 153 frames and
a Gif created using Photoshop.
Kodak 8mm 'SAFETY FILM' a short animated gif from film frames.
©billpurvis2016
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The Auckland EKTAPROject ibook
Previous posting on my blog:
http://australianphotographcollector.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/photographic-pursuits-auckland-wanganui.html
LATEST NEWS UPDATE:
Print copy options from blurb:
And also available in Apple's iBookstore:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id888212100?utm_medium=email&utm_source=application-ebook&utm_campaign=distribution-ibook_available&utm_content=0119am-06_13_14-body and also available as an ebook. http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/476862-the-auckland-ektaproject
http://australianphotographcollector.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/photographic-pursuits-auckland-wanganui.html
LATEST NEWS UPDATE:
Print copy options from blurb:
And also available in Apple's iBookstore:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id888212100?utm_medium=email&utm_source=application-ebook&utm_campaign=distribution-ibook_available&utm_content=0119am-06_13_14-body and also available as an ebook. http://store.blurb.com/ebooks/476862-the-auckland-ektaproject
Thursday, March 6, 2014
The Auckland EKTAPROject - Auckland, Wanganui & Taranaki regions of New Zealand February 2014
text&images ©billpurvis2014
LATE NEWS UPDATE
Now available as an iBook:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id888212100?utm_medium=email&utm_source=application-ebook&utm_campaign=distribution-ibook_available&utm_content=0119am-06_13_14-body
Glenda loves to travel and the introduction of direct flights from Adelaide to Auckland New Zealand provided the opportunity to take advantage of the discounted fares on offer.
Departure 29 January 2014 Return 12 February 2014.
As it happened Glenda was informed by her lecturer, at the University of South Australia, a master glass making class was being held in Wanganui 443kms south of Auckland from 5 February until 9 February.
OK that will keep Glenda busy and I can keep myself busy exploring and taking photographs around Auckland initially and later Wanganui and the Taranaki region where I would accompany her.
I had acquired just before Christmas for $AUD50, yes believe it, a brand new in box Kodak Ektapro 5020 slide projector complete with a laser pointer and infra red remote control.
I factored this into the equation and decided to feed it with motivation from John Gossage and Alec Soth's 'The Auckland Project'.
I would call my project 'The Auckland EKTAPROject' and set about designing my postcard illustrated with a photo of my new acquisitions.
I was motivated to do something 'arty'.
My research revealed Ilford FP4 black and white negative film could be reversed processed by 'dr5' in Denver Colorado USA to produce positive transparency slides to feed my projector.
The costs were not significantly more than color transparency processing here in Australia except for the postage. I was concerned about the effects of xray scanning of the film in transit.
We travel light preferably with only walk on luggage. What camera gear would I take?
At the last moment I decided to take only one camera body, my Nikon F90, and Nikon f1.8 50mm, Nikon 35-80mm and a Tamron 28-200mm lenses with filters 2 rolls of Fuji Velvia 100 and 3 rolls of FP4. The 35-80 was a disaster because it fails to focus approaching anywhere near infinity although my son likes out of focus shots. If they are intentional OK.
My research of Gossage & Soth's project provided the name of their intermediary in Auckland, photographer Harvey Benge. We arranged to meet so I could peruse his work and after some personal insight from Harvey I purchased several of his books.
I am a great believer in synchronicity, my meeting with Harvey provided one of these moments.
I purchased 'some things you should have told me' on 31 January in Auckland and it was listed firstly as 'book of the day' by 'Photoeye' and subsequently as 'book of the week'.
The day before on the 30 January we had traveled 30kms north to Piha Beach favored for its surf and black sands. While perusing Aperture 213 digital edition that same evening a photograph of Piha Beach by Patrick Reynolds was illustrated along with an article featuring the works of Len Lye whose archive is held on route to Wanganui at the New Plymouth art gallery. Further shoring up my belief in the profoundness of synchronicity.
Prior to leaving Adelaide I had acquainted myself with the work of Deb Young, an Auckland based photographer. She is achieving international recognition with her collaborative works.
We attended an exhibition 'V&A Selling Dreams 100 year of Fashion Photography' at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The work of internationally renowned photographers, including from Australia and New Zealand, were on loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The Auckland Art Gallery was named world building of the year 2013. It has photographic works in its collection but also on loan were works from the collection of Melbourne entrepreneur Naomi Milgrom including Andreas Gursky, not 1 but 3.
Auckland fosters well the art of photography.
It would have been a highlight of the visit to New Plymouth if the gallery housing the archive of Len Lye was open. It is currently being rebuilt to withstand earthquakes and also the addition of a new Len Lye wing which will open in 2015. Len Lye is an internationally renowned sculptor, kinetic artist and photographer.
He produced shadowgraph images of Jean Miro, Georgia O'Keefe, Le Corbusier and others in America in the 1940s. These images are held in the archive and will be a drawcard to the gallery in New Plymouth.
The Sarjeant Gallery is Wanganui's public art gallery. The current exhibition of staff favorites includes a Puyo. I purchased several photography catalogues from past exhibitions.
Too late was I informed of a privately owned gallery specialising in photography, McNamara Gallery, which was closed when I attended.
The Wanganui Museum includes photographs in its displays. The Wanganui River holds spiritual significance in local culture. 75kms upstream is the old Catholic mission settlement of Jerusalem which was the subject of an interesting day trip accompanied by Neil the husband of Glendas fellow glass making student Jinni.
The mission is open and staffed by Sisters of the Order and has the ambient serenity of the spiritual practice which has taken place over many years..
I spent my days exploring the surrounds of Wanganui and taking photographs.
We stayed in a comfortable and relaxing updated suite at the Te Awa Motel. The proprietors, Peter & Debby Shepherd, kindly provided a bike for Glenda to ride to the studio of Claudia Borella in Nixon Street.
A history of the gallery can be found at this link:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11023427
The master class was conducted in the studio by Catherine Newell of Portland, Oregon.
It was not all work, Claudia and her husband Andres prepared a delightful mexican feast.
This was an opportunity for me to mingle and chat and gather more knowledge about photography and arts in the region.
My visits to the second hand and antique shops in Wanganui had yielded a box of assorted 35mm slides of Wanganui, the Taranaki region and the North Island C1950s/70s. Perfect for my 'EKTAPROject'.
The photographers credited on the slides included
1. N Halwell
2. Arthur P Bates 17 Guyton St Wanganui
3. Langwood Camera Supplies Timaru
4. Fotocentre Ltd Oamaru
5. D I Therkleson
We traveled via the coast road to New Plymouth to stay a return night at the very hospitable B&B 'Be My Guest'. Helen is an engaging, warm and friendly hostess and the accommodation very comfortable. She grows her own produce.
The fresh eggs, fruits and jellies for breakfast were divine.
Helen has guests from worldwide and is frequently booked.
The scenery on the approach to New Plymouth is dominated by the looming spectacle of the 8200 feet volcanic peak of Mt Taranaki. It is a Mt Fuji look alike. The temperature at the summit on a warm day in the mid 20C was -3C with the wind chill factor. Two walkers died in October last from exposure having been trapped in a sudden snow blizzard. One must heed the warnings before venturing to the summit.
On return home to Adelaide I was keen to dispatch my rolls of film for processing and received them back on Tuesday 4 March but without the requested scans.
The images below were scanned by me from the positive transparencies of the FP4 film reversed processed by dr5. I am very happy with the processing but a little disappointed I had to scan them post mounting.
I have noticed that there is a loss of detail in the highlights of my scans and I will have them re-done by a pro-lab. Projection of the images reveals the detail.
The images below were taken on Fujichrome Velvia 100 color positive transparency film,
scanned and edited for effect.
LATE NEWS UPDATE
Now available as an iBook:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id888212100?utm_medium=email&utm_source=application-ebook&utm_campaign=distribution-ibook_available&utm_content=0119am-06_13_14-body
Glenda loves to travel and the introduction of direct flights from Adelaide to Auckland New Zealand provided the opportunity to take advantage of the discounted fares on offer.
Departure 29 January 2014 Return 12 February 2014.
As it happened Glenda was informed by her lecturer, at the University of South Australia, a master glass making class was being held in Wanganui 443kms south of Auckland from 5 February until 9 February.
OK that will keep Glenda busy and I can keep myself busy exploring and taking photographs around Auckland initially and later Wanganui and the Taranaki region where I would accompany her.
I had acquired just before Christmas for $AUD50, yes believe it, a brand new in box Kodak Ektapro 5020 slide projector complete with a laser pointer and infra red remote control.
I factored this into the equation and decided to feed it with motivation from John Gossage and Alec Soth's 'The Auckland Project'.
I would call my project 'The Auckland EKTAPROject' and set about designing my postcard illustrated with a photo of my new acquisitions.
I was motivated to do something 'arty'.
My research revealed Ilford FP4 black and white negative film could be reversed processed by 'dr5' in Denver Colorado USA to produce positive transparency slides to feed my projector.
The costs were not significantly more than color transparency processing here in Australia except for the postage. I was concerned about the effects of xray scanning of the film in transit.
We travel light preferably with only walk on luggage. What camera gear would I take?
At the last moment I decided to take only one camera body, my Nikon F90, and Nikon f1.8 50mm, Nikon 35-80mm and a Tamron 28-200mm lenses with filters 2 rolls of Fuji Velvia 100 and 3 rolls of FP4. The 35-80 was a disaster because it fails to focus approaching anywhere near infinity although my son likes out of focus shots. If they are intentional OK.
My research of Gossage & Soth's project provided the name of their intermediary in Auckland, photographer Harvey Benge. We arranged to meet so I could peruse his work and after some personal insight from Harvey I purchased several of his books.
I am a great believer in synchronicity, my meeting with Harvey provided one of these moments.
I purchased 'some things you should have told me' on 31 January in Auckland and it was listed firstly as 'book of the day' by 'Photoeye' and subsequently as 'book of the week'.
The day before on the 30 January we had traveled 30kms north to Piha Beach favored for its surf and black sands. While perusing Aperture 213 digital edition that same evening a photograph of Piha Beach by Patrick Reynolds was illustrated along with an article featuring the works of Len Lye whose archive is held on route to Wanganui at the New Plymouth art gallery. Further shoring up my belief in the profoundness of synchronicity.
Prior to leaving Adelaide I had acquainted myself with the work of Deb Young, an Auckland based photographer. She is achieving international recognition with her collaborative works.
We attended an exhibition 'V&A Selling Dreams 100 year of Fashion Photography' at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The work of internationally renowned photographers, including from Australia and New Zealand, were on loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The Auckland Art Gallery was named world building of the year 2013. It has photographic works in its collection but also on loan were works from the collection of Melbourne entrepreneur Naomi Milgrom including Andreas Gursky, not 1 but 3.
Auckland fosters well the art of photography.
It would have been a highlight of the visit to New Plymouth if the gallery housing the archive of Len Lye was open. It is currently being rebuilt to withstand earthquakes and also the addition of a new Len Lye wing which will open in 2015. Len Lye is an internationally renowned sculptor, kinetic artist and photographer.
He produced shadowgraph images of Jean Miro, Georgia O'Keefe, Le Corbusier and others in America in the 1940s. These images are held in the archive and will be a drawcard to the gallery in New Plymouth.
The Sarjeant Gallery is Wanganui's public art gallery. The current exhibition of staff favorites includes a Puyo. I purchased several photography catalogues from past exhibitions.
Too late was I informed of a privately owned gallery specialising in photography, McNamara Gallery, which was closed when I attended.
The Wanganui Museum includes photographs in its displays. The Wanganui River holds spiritual significance in local culture. 75kms upstream is the old Catholic mission settlement of Jerusalem which was the subject of an interesting day trip accompanied by Neil the husband of Glendas fellow glass making student Jinni.
The mission is open and staffed by Sisters of the Order and has the ambient serenity of the spiritual practice which has taken place over many years..
I spent my days exploring the surrounds of Wanganui and taking photographs.
We stayed in a comfortable and relaxing updated suite at the Te Awa Motel. The proprietors, Peter & Debby Shepherd, kindly provided a bike for Glenda to ride to the studio of Claudia Borella in Nixon Street.
A history of the gallery can be found at this link:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11023427
The master class was conducted in the studio by Catherine Newell of Portland, Oregon.
It was not all work, Claudia and her husband Andres prepared a delightful mexican feast.
This was an opportunity for me to mingle and chat and gather more knowledge about photography and arts in the region.
My visits to the second hand and antique shops in Wanganui had yielded a box of assorted 35mm slides of Wanganui, the Taranaki region and the North Island C1950s/70s. Perfect for my 'EKTAPROject'.
The photographers credited on the slides included
1. N Halwell
2. Arthur P Bates 17 Guyton St Wanganui
3. Langwood Camera Supplies Timaru
4. Fotocentre Ltd Oamaru
5. D I Therkleson
We traveled via the coast road to New Plymouth to stay a return night at the very hospitable B&B 'Be My Guest'. Helen is an engaging, warm and friendly hostess and the accommodation very comfortable. She grows her own produce.
The fresh eggs, fruits and jellies for breakfast were divine.
Helen has guests from worldwide and is frequently booked.
The scenery on the approach to New Plymouth is dominated by the looming spectacle of the 8200 feet volcanic peak of Mt Taranaki. It is a Mt Fuji look alike. The temperature at the summit on a warm day in the mid 20C was -3C with the wind chill factor. Two walkers died in October last from exposure having been trapped in a sudden snow blizzard. One must heed the warnings before venturing to the summit.
On return home to Adelaide I was keen to dispatch my rolls of film for processing and received them back on Tuesday 4 March but without the requested scans.
The images below were scanned by me from the positive transparencies of the FP4 film reversed processed by dr5. I am very happy with the processing but a little disappointed I had to scan them post mounting.
I have noticed that there is a loss of detail in the highlights of my scans and I will have them re-done by a pro-lab. Projection of the images reveals the detail.
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| Found object - influence local Maori culture |
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| Creation from found objects - inspired by my visit to the Museum |
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| My take on cubism, ala local art. North Mole - Wanganui |
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| From North Mole looking across to South Beach - Wanganui |
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| Trig Point Track from South Beach - Wanganui |
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| South Beach - Wanganui |
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| WW2 Pillbox South Bank of Wanganui River towards the river mouth |
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| Heading home slowly after the Fair - Wanganui |
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| Glenda - 'The Three Sisters' - Taranaki region |
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| A veiled Mt Taranki 8200 feet dominating the landscape in New Plymouth |
scanned and edited for effect.
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| Piha Beach |
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| Bethels Beach |
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| Bethels Beach |
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| Piha Beach - the little white blobs in the foreground are the sun bloated bodies of blue-bottle? jelly fish which wash up on the shore and pop when trod on. |
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| Found 1 Auckland |
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| Found 2 Auckland |
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| Serene scene Mt Eden central Auckland |
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| Sundays best - Takapuna North Shore Auckland |
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| Spectacular 8200ft Mt Taranaki |
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| Chronicle Glass Studio - there are several glass studios in Wanganui |
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| Road to Jerusalem |
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| Neil - Church & Mission Jerusalem |
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| Fence in decline - Church Jerusalem |
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| Horses - Castlecliff Beach Wanganui |
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| Castlecliff Beach Wanganui |
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| View from WW2 Pillbox out to Wanganui River mouth on south bank |
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| Distorted selfie sculpture Riverboat museum Wanganui |
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| Waimarie sails daily up the Wanganui River |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Adelaide Grand Prix 1993 with KODAK - ©bill purvis
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I was able to obtain my very first dye sublimation print from a negative taken by me of Eddy Ervine.
Today I had some fun copying slides taken at the Grand Prix. The copier was constructed in a few hours using an old slide projector. I removed the lens and the mains electrical wiring and installed an LED light. Diffusers were inserted made from crumpled baking paper and the lid from a takeaway container. Some minor alteration was required to enable the camera lens to be positioned 7cms from the slide carrier at which the 50mm 1.8 lens is in focus at infinity using a 36mm extension tube attached to a Nikon D90 body.
The 36 slide carrier protrudes in the way of the camera body but can be used from positions 15-36 without interference as the carrier loads 1 - 36 from back to front and moves towards the rear in use.
In effect I now have an automatic loading slide copier.
The slide of Alain Prost was the best obtained.
The last image of Aryton Senna's car is I believe from the 1988 AF1GP and was taken through the wire mesh safety barrier.The images are all copied from 35mm positive transparencies or 35mm negatives using my copier and are from various Adelaide F1GPs between 1985 - 1993.
I was fortunate to be invited to the farewell barbeque for Aryton at the 1993 AF1GP as he was leaving McLaren to join Williams. I took quite a few photographs of the presentation to him and have some interesting mementos from the occasion.
Tragically he died in a Williams car during a race the following year.
The last 7 images are of supporting events and the round of publicity takes and interviews.
The late Barry Sheen is wearing the Channel 9 jacket and Narelle Autio formerly of The Advertiser and now an acclaimed fine art photographer and wife of Trent Parke is shown standing with gear slung in the 4th last frame.
All text and images ©bill purvis
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| ©bill purvis Jean Alesi |
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| ©bill purvis Eddy Irvine |
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| ©bill purvis Aryton Senna first Adelaide F1GP 1985 copied from neg. |
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| ©bill purvis This image has been copied from the negative via the copier. |
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| ©bill purvis M Power first Adelaide F1GP 1985 copied from neg. |
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| ©bill purvis G Berger |
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| The likeable larrikin motorcycling champion Barry Sheene |
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| ©bill purvis Adelaide F1 Legend Glen Dix looks on - far right with cap |
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| ©bill purvis Barry Humphries ala Dame Edna at the Grand Prix |
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| ©bill purvis Adelaide Alive East End Rundle Street looking towards circuit |
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