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Saturday night i was experimenting with an old liqueur recipe from my mother. She made this kind of liqueur for Christmas using oranges, cinnamon and sloe. As I have no idea where I could get sloe I used pomegranate instead. I love pomegranate, it is a beautiful fruit with an extraordinary color and it tastes good, too. They are just difficult to clean, everything looks splattered afterwards. So, now I have to wait 6 weeks until I can try it ā in the mean time I expect the best.
Sorry for the blurry pic on the left.. it was past midnight.
Here is the original
I wasnāt expecting her until November! I thought I would have snow to photograph her in, and more time to put together an outfit. More time to photograph all of my multiples of the same sculpt togetherā¦ sheās thrown off how many sets of triplets I have. I was trying to keep a Dasha Majority in my multiples but now I have more Agnes than anyone else! (Not counting Poppy, I donāt actually collect poppy so the 3.5 Poppys I have donāt count at all.š¹š¹)
Iāve really been admiring her in everyone elseās photos! So glad I got her, she is just stunning. Really doesnāt feel like there is anything ābasicā about her.
(Now, just how bad do want Beach Babe Poppy??)
Yeah. You just donāt expect a Japanese tea house (and garden) on top of a mountain in Huntsville, Alabama do you? Yet, here is is. In Monte Sano State Park.
Nikon D7500 ā Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
18mm
F16@1/4th
ISO 400
Polarizer
White Balance on Flash
DSB_5482.JPG
Ā©Don Brown 2025
Expecting a 37, 47 or a 57, it was a big surprise to see 43076 and 43089 appear from underneath Bromford Bridge with 0Q94 Leicester LIP to Long Marston. The pair were going to collect a single Mk3 to take back to Leicester LIP.
A red geranium from my garden.
ECP-2 projection film has a surprising ortho chromatic like response. I imagine that this is because as a print medium that it is expecting an orange mask. Then combined with the extremely heavy tungsten balance it causes more ortho like properties in what is a panchromatic film.
I had also come to understand that this film will fix in a developer that contains a high amount of sulfite-which is practically all of them. To counteract this I used the Caffenol CM variation film developer formula, but used an infusion of rosemary as my polyphenol of choice. It's a more active polyphenol compared to many so I was able to keep development times to 13 minuets.
Recipe as follows:
300 mL rosemary infusion from 9g rosemary
Add water to make 800 mL
56 g sodium carbonate
16 g ascorbic acid
Water to make 1 L
I suggest using a Kurig or similar brewing system for making the infusion. It's much more convenient than several uses of a tea ball.
The color projection film more readily takes up stain compared to normal black and white films.
Wasn't expecting to see this in Robertsbridge today, and this vehicle was on Southeastern Trains Rail Replacement Services from Hastings to Robertsbridge and was seen turning into Station Road Hill.
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"Number of Jobless Claims Rises More Than Expected" by REUTERS via NYT t.co/J6wRbJjt5C (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/695353012437413888)
The city of Calgary is still under serious water use restrictions, not expected to end any time soon. The first day of the disastrous water main break was 5 June 2024.
The actual colour of the elevator on the right is orange, but my camera shot my photos as pink!
Three days ago, on 20 June 2024, Summer Solstice, I spent several enjoyable hours driving the backroads SE of Calgary. There were three or four areas or locations that I wanted to revisit, mainly old barns. I hadn't really thought about getting as far as Mossleigh, but with a sky full of clouds, it seemed the right kind of day to photograph the three beautiful old grain elevators.
My day started off with a spur-of-the-moment stop at two of my favourite old barns. Just a quick few photos and off I went, driving further southwards. Once I left the highway, I was free to explore quite a few of the rough, gravel back roads. It was a good feeling knowing that I had finally got my winter tires taken off my car the day before, plus an inspection of my vehicle.
One road I drove along had such a great variety of birds, including a Swainson's Hawk, that stayed on its fence post just long enough for me to get two shots through the windscreen, which, as usually happens, with an unpleasant greenish tinge. Most Swainson's that I see tend to stay around longer. Other birds seen along this road were several Eastern Kingbirds, including one that was actually perched in a tree, not on a fence post or balancing on barbed-wire. I was happy to see a Western Meadowlark, too, especially as it stayed for a while. The best sighting along this road was when I noticed a teeny white speck on the fence way down the road. Couldn't tell what it was until I zoomed in on my camera. To my delight, it was a Loggerhead Shrike. I knew that it would fly off if I got anywhere near to it, so I made do with a zoomed shot.
A quick stop at a favourite location of mine turned up a Yellow-headed and a Red-winged Blackbird, plus a few more Eastern Kingbirds. Only saw two Vesper Sparrows all day.
Hoping that the sky would not change too much before I eventually reached the hamlet of Mossleigh and its row of grain elevators, I enjoyed taking a few photos of these impressive oldies.
An absolute favourite old barn was my last stop before heading home. The clouds were less impressive by the time I reached the spot, but at least there were a few white ones.
Raven's Claw forces recently moved out of Germany, and striaght to Scotland, getting word from the inside that NHE forces are planning to take it over. Not anymore.
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Beat you to it Heer. ;D
LMG
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I didn't expect to get a doll on the last day of 2013 but this girl finally arrived. She took a little while because of the holidays so I'm surprised to have her today. There's no mark on her face, that's just a hair. I'm going to style her tomorrow :)
Finally, after 2.5 years, what I have been expecting has happened, and I have my Sony Alpha A7R (officially known as ILCE-7R), the world's first mirrorless, EVF-based camera with a full-frame sensor.
Not only that - it is also the world's best 35mm camera, or at least an equal to the Nikon D800E if not slightly better, and easily blowing away the Leica M cameras and anything from Canon.
This vindicates the thought process that led me to say goodbye to my Leica M9 in April, 2011, and the Leica M 240 in April, 2013. Good riddance of two absurdly overpriced underachievers! The $2,300 A7R wins hands down. The ridiculously priced M240 ($8,450 for comparable configuration) doesn't even come close.
Not only that, as far as I can tell, the A7R works pretty darned well with wide angle M-mount lenses, at least the ones I am interested in, which is 21mm and above. Yes, there is a slight magenta casting at 21mm, but that is minimal and it gets lost in the vignetting. And if I want to, I can clear it up very well with very little effort, and automate it in my LightRoom workflow. See below the test shot from the A7R with a Leica 21mm Super Elmar-M at f/3.4.
The A7R is also about 65% of the bulk and weight of the M240, which is really a clod of a camera. Also, with the add on EVF, the M240 looks really goofy! Not to mention you have to give up the flash hot shoe!
Jeeze, the absurdities of the M240! Unbelievable. Well, I think the game is over.
IMHO, this marks the official start of the downward spiral for the M240. Until now, the M240 has been in very short supply and it has been fetching huge premiums on eBay. Now starts the price declines, as the supply sharply goes up and demand sharply goes down.
How soon before Leica dealers start dumping brand new M240 bodies as "slightly used" or "dealer demo", and actually start competing with M240 owners who want to make a hasty exit before everyone else starts selling their M240 cameras to switch over to the A7R? I guess we will find out soon! My guess: 3, maybe 4 months, after an initial period of denial.
Question for M 240 owners: one M240 body only = $8,450 (including grip + EVF).
One Sony A7R + adapter + new Leica 50mm Summilux-M = $6,350.
What could you do with the $2,100 extra money?
LOL.
To anyone interested in using the A7R with M-mount lenses, these two are worth reading:
A comparison of the feature sets of the Sony A7 and A7R with a Leica M 240 by Ken Rockwell
A review of the A7R from the perspective of Leica M lenses by Ashwin Rao
Superb and detailed analysis of the A7R (paid subscription, worth every penny!) by Lloyd Chambers
So far, there is only one thing I don't like in the A7R, and that is its very loud shutter sound. That would be problematic shooting in quiet places. It is likely to be a problem also with long lenses due to shutter vibration. Hopefully, Sony will switch to an electronic shutter in a future model, perhaps as early as next year. This is a very obvious problem.
Two other small gripes: one, in the Auto ISO menu, I wish Sony provided a max ISO and minimum shutter speed based on the focal length, as Nikon does (1/f, 1/1.5f and 1/2f). Two, I wish Sony had a way for me to specify non-Sony lenses by name and focal length (similar to Nikon's non-CPU lenses). Everything else looks great so far.
Above: Sony A7R + Leica 35mm Summilux-M, photographed with a Sony NEX-5N + Carl Zeiss Makro Planar T* 2/50
December 16, 2013 update:
In the five days since I posted the above, a great deal more has come to light about using M-mount lenses with the Sony A7 or A7R camera. Bottom line, the M-lenses do not work perfectly with the A7R. In scenes with strong subject isolation in around the middle 50-70% of the frame, the A7R + M lens combo can actually work better than the Leica M240 + M lens combo. But when sharpness and micro contrast at the corners and edges are desired without having to stop way down down, the A76 + M lens combo is much weaker than the Leica M240 + M lens combo.
Rather than edit what I said above, I am being man enough to leave it alone, and add these additional thoughts.
I have summarized what I have learned, and how I view the A7R with M lenses on this page:
www.flickr.com/photos/royprasad/11372984134
So in the very short term, Leica does not have to fear a mass exodus of its M users to the Sony A7R, so Leica still has time to put out its own A7R-like camera with a 36MP sensor, high-res EVF and retina-display LCD, with built-in grip, WiFi, etc., one that is optimized for the M lenses. I would instantly buy such a camera, and I would pay a price premium above the Sony A7R.
However, I do consider the current M cameras as overpriced underachievers in the big picture of 35mm photography, and I do expect that the Leica M line will see strong competitive pressure from full-frame EVF/CSC cameras like the A7/A7R. Leica is really late to the game, and I sincerely hope Leica will respond to the A7/A7R quickly with a strong EVF/CSC offering of its own that is optimized for the M lenses.
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There you stood
on the edge of your feather,
Expecting to fly.
While I laughed,
I wondered whether
I could wave goodbye,
Knowin' that you'd gone.
By the summer it was healing,
We had said goodbye.
All the years
we'd spent with feeling
Ended with a cry,
Babe, ended with a cry,
Babe, ended with a cry.
I tried so hard to stand
As I stumbled
and fell to the ground.
So hard to laugh as I fumbled
And reached for the love I found,
Knowin' it was gone.
If I never lived without you,
Now you know I'd die.
If I never said I loved you,
Now you know I'd try...
Babe, now you know I'd try.
Babe, now you know I'd try,
Babe...
Neil Young/Buffalo Springfield
I was expecting an 88 or at least 68 on this working, but the bog standard shed turned up. Hey-ho. 66423 heads 4S44 12.03 Daventry to Coatbridge at Winwick Quay. 21/3/2026
I visited Hannover and came into a city in sort of war mood. There were neonazi demonstrations and contra demonstrations from the left side and from anarchists.
A city full of police as it seems. Necessary at that moment, I believe.
My heart is on the left side, so is my political orientation.
I detest the nazi movement. Totalitarian, racist, anticultural and anti-intellectual. The neonazis in Germany are disgusting but not really dangerous. They are sort of intellectually handicapped drunks, that only feel comfortable in a group. Hardly capable of reading and writing, let alone organize a society.
The anarchists make me angry. They seem to behave like neo nazis, only their dress code differs a little bit from that of the nazis.
Most of them are intelligent and well educated, and feel strongly that they should fight racism. They are very right about that. They might have their heart on the side where it belongs, but with their specific attitude they accomplish nothing more than providing a grand stage for the neonazis.
The neonazis wouldn't be so numerous and wouldn't have any sympathy from the population, if there weren't the anarchists turning up with contra demonstrations that are awfully intimidating for everybody, including the public.
That is why the anarchists make me angry. They are not rotten like nazis but just as stupid.
And this was the reason that I photographed the Hannover Horse Police rather than making pictures of irritating demonstrants.
These men and women were friendly and open minded when I had a conversation with them, and they were fully aware of what society expects from them.
10/365
Whoa, this came out dark. Much darker than I had expecting considering I spent half this photoshoot having giggle fits and trying not to gag over the smell of the gelatin. Still. I kind of like this ā like I do the other square one in the comments, the color example. But this shot came with a black and white vision, so I stuck to it. Still, I like them both.
[+4 in the comments]
Expect to see a lot of photos from the view point. This area of the Chicago River (the point where the river bifurcates into its north and south branches) has just been made easily accessible to the public with a plaza called "River Point Plaza" fronting the new office building called River Point. With the extension of the River Walk further west, more and more people are venturing into this area of the river (where before this area was closed off), more and more people are crossing this bridge to the right and coming into the Plaza to hang out ... and take pictures of the river facing East.
Millennium Bridge, London - England / October 2011
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The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City. It is located between Southwark Bridge (downstream) and Blackfriars Railway Bridge (upstream). The bridge is owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. Construction of the bridge began in 1998, with the opening on 10 June 2000.
Londoners nicknamed the bridge the "Wobbly Bridge" after participants in a charity walk on behalf of Save the Children to open the bridge felt an unexpected, and, for some, uncomfortable, swaying motion on the first two days after the bridge opened. The bridge was closed later that day, and after two days of limited access the bridge was closed for almost two years while modifications were made to eliminate the wobble entirely. It was reopened in 2002.
The southern end of the bridge is near Globe Theatre, the Bankside Gallery and Tate Modern, the north end next to the City of London School below St Paul's Cathedral. The bridge alignment is such that a clear view of St Paul's south facade is presented from across the river, framed by the bridge supports.
Captured July 2016 : Canon VT rangefinder + Canon LTM 50mm/1.2 lens.FOMAPAN 100 rated EI=64 developed in ILFORD ID3 homebrewed developer.Bute Park CARDIFF.
I'm not expecting this picture to generate much interest at all here on Flickr. The reason I'm posting it is I am at heart a man who who wanted to be an actress. I wanted to play female roles. What this means is I enjoy experimenting with make-up, wigs and female outfits.
The reality is I am rubbish at acting but as I get older I fear missing out on my dream of taking on female roles. Some may cringe and squirm at my admission of wanting this and though I think I may well invite ridicule I simply had to try it out, albeit in private.
I have always liked the look of the business woman and female lawyers. Their outfits are stylish and admittedly prim and somewhat severe. I think the mix of primness with make-up, bright red lipstick and smooth shaved legs and high heel court shoes is a mix of femininity and confidence and I do find it rather sexy.
On Sunday, having had my first cross-dressing opportunity in ten months I had a desire to try out the severe lawyer appearance I enjoyed putting on the make-up, finding a suitable wig and skirt suit and felt the final touch to get the look was to adopt a less than impressed aloof haughty expression on my face and fasten up the top button on my shirt.
It is not a pretty feminine look but I felt quite the woman when I stood in front of the mirror and ruined the prim severity by smiling at my reflection. Having finally got into character and wiped the smile of my face, I took a photo. I'm going to admit I really enjoyed this look and felt quite a thrill to be portraying myself this way. If I am honest, I actually felt empowered to be this woman, the whole outfit was great to wear and I loved the shoes. I would love to go to a meeting dressed this way. I have always been attracted to the prim tailored appearance of female lawyers. I think the make-up and the skirt and heels gives their image real panache over their male counterparts.
I think it would be fun to create a theme on Flickr of prim but stylish tailored female looks. I am definitely going to explore this one further. Has anyone else ever faced exploring this type of female appearance?
Really wasn't expecting to see 20825 P825FVU at Dover Today!, and just out of shot to the right was a Trevor Wrigleys and Sons towing truck (Complete with an Optare MetroRider painted on its side!), that was collecting Stagecoach 20832 P832FVU, for onward transport to its final, I assume, resting place, which I assume is Carlton Barnsley Scrap Yard in South Yorkshire. I was not able to get a final shot of 20832 P832FVU as right after I took this shot through the fence, a distant voice called out "Go Away!", so here is a shot from January: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/24584536686/.
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Yes I'm back again.
However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.
I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.
So make the most of me before they delete my acount: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/?details=1, to stop me complaining!!
'Lord Hinton' makes plenty of noise after being held in the station to allow Colchester CS - Ipswich ecs ahead of it. With LHCS locally expected to be history by the end of the year there can't be too many more of these DVT movements.
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Though the new Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 OS | Sport has "Sport" in the name, expect it to make its way into the hands of a lot of wedding, event, and portrait photographers. It's a little bigger and heavier than competitors, but the 70-200 Sport packs a lot of optical punch. This is a natural light winter portrait of my daughter. My processing here is motly reserved to cooling the environment while preserving some warmth in the skintones. We'll call photography a "winter sport" here (though if it helps, I was on snowshoes to break trail for my portrait subject). You can see more images from the Sigma here: bit.ly/70_200SportIG
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Model: Natalia Larioshina
Photographer: Justin Bonaparteā
Who expects to see a dinosaur in the Giardini Pubblici in Milan? Not me. This Saltriovenator zanellai seemed harmless enough; it was just outside the natural history museum minding its own business. It was last seen alive 198 million years ago. More here: www.sci-news.com/paleontology/saltriovenator-zanellai-067...
Today the Hereios of the We're Here group are shooting dinosaurs in unexpected places.
Been down the dump this morning ( or should that be the amenity centre ) and did not expect to come back with anything !! Well I did get a shot -sort of . There was a chap there with a bird of prey on his arm - a Harris Hawk it turned out to be . A quick word with the guy and they were there doing a bit of gull scaring - as they were working he did not want to stop and pose ,but as I got back to the car I grabbed the P&S in my bag and took a couple of quick snaps with a bit of zoom from a distance .
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly known as the bay-winged hawk or dusky hawk, and known in Latin America as peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. Birds are sometimes reported at large in Western Europe, especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost certainly all refer to escapes from captivity.
The name is derived from the Greek para, meaning beside, near or like, and the Latin buteo, referring to a kind of buzzard; uni meaning once; and cinctus meaning girdled, referring to the white band at the tip of the tail. John James Audubon gave this bird its English name in honor of his ornithological companion, financial supporter, and friend Edward Harris.
The Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Harris hawks' social nature has been attributed to their intelligence, which makes them easy to train and have made them a popular bird for use in falconry.
Glad I chose today to go down the dump !!
Expecting 83 degrees for a high today. It certainly looks and feels more like spring than the end of fall. There are several monarchs laying eggs today.
Chuck- Hey, where's Crane?
Two-Face- Busy.
*The meeting took place at Elliot Heights, per Chuck's suggestion. The attendees- three of the four heads of Penguin's new Pact, and each of their lieutenants, arrived later then Brown expected, with none of them the wiser regarding the whereabouts of Deacon Blackfire. The last to arrive, Black Mask and his allies knocked on the door with an air of impatience*
Sionis- The elevator's busted.
Chuck- We know.
*Sionis grumbles, but sits down, waiting for Chuck to start talking*
Freeze- So. Talk. You said you had information.
Chuck- Yes, um, first of all I'm glad you all came. But before we start, do we know where Blackfire-
Two-Face- Get on with it.
Chuck- Right. We've identified the sniper. It was Black Spider.
*The assembly is silent. Then Roman groans*
Sionis- Oh, of course it is... What's the bastard even doing in Arkham?
Two-Face- It's not rocket science Sionis. He's probably a prisoner like the rest of us.
Sionis- No, I don't buy it. Didn't he get a pardon for that Society crap?
*Li, who has been staring at the uncharacteristically quiet Penguin, leans over and mutters to Sionis, gesturing at Firebug*
Li- Yes sir, he did. But, so did Mr Rigger. Clearly, the government cares little about their promises.
Sionis- Yeah. Suppose I shouldn't be surprised...
Freeze- Answer this, Kite-Man isn't it?
Chuck- Just call me Chuck...
Freeze- How on earth did you find this information?
Chuck- Ah, well this is Mitch.
*At this, Mayo, still wearing the bloodied vest from last night, and far from looking his best, stands in front of this audience of hardened killers and gangsters, and they can barely contain their laughter*
Sionis- Is this a joke?
*It didn't take long. Despite their initial... "apprehension," they all listened to Mayo's story in full. When he was done, they set out in search of Needham. Dent went to the old GCPD building, in search of Needham's arrest reports, anything that would give them any insight to his whereabouts. Sionis returned to his factory, alerting his men of the news. Cobblepot sent his assistant, Lark, away, as he talked with Zebra Man as they made their way back to the Iceberg Lounge*
Zebra- So. What are you going to do? Kill them?
*Cobblepot sighed, handing him his top hat, Zebra peers inside, and takes out a note taped inside*
Penguin- Nothing so brash. You've spent far too much time with Kobra... They'll start hunting soon enough, and they'll want you with them, for the extra manpower of course. When they find him, however long that takes, you will do whatever you can to stop him talking.
That note, is all I have on him, his family, friends, past relationships and pain. Use it, and eliminate him. You'll be the hero.
Zebra- All that talk of loyalty.
Penguin- I meant it all. Do you understand how hard I've worked to keep this hellhole together? If the Monarch had to die, so be it. If Needham must join him, very well. You of all people should understand that...
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*Philip lost his hands, his sight, to this man. Mr Camera. His time in Blackgate, away from photos had driven the man mad, or maybe it was Meister's voice in his ear. No matter the reason, Harry Simms severed Ten's hand over a single photograph. Now Reardon relied on mechanical limbs to hold the very gun in his hand he was pointing at his head. The same gun Blackfire offered him. "Was it even Simms?" he wondered. Without his sight, he couldn't know for sure that it *wasn't* some other captive of Blackfire, an innocent man who's life now rested in his hands. All he knew was that there was something dark creeping around inside his body, a voice telling him that the vengeance he craved was finally here. All he had to do, was pull the trigger. The worst part? He didn't know if it was Blackfire's toxins, or his own anger*
Blackfire- Christ died for *our* sins, but what of theirs? Those who commit atrocities far worse than God can forgive? That is our duty my children! Our time is now. We will slay first these common mongrels, then we will make our way to the top. Divine justice comes to all!
Simms- I didn't do anything!
Blackfire- Enough! Harold Simms, you threaten and extort innocents, you collect incriminating evidence that you lust over like a man possessed. No more!
*They cheered. They all cheered for Blackfire. Yet, while Philip was coerced by drugs, these people needed only the spoken word to jeer at Simms*
Ten- Then... it's true, you've been using the tunnels to hunt people down. Kill them.
...
Blackfire- My boy, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.
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*Cobblepot returned to the Iceberg Lounge three hours ago, just thinking in his office. Eventually, he left his sanctuary and sat down at the bar. With a flick of his wrist, the two people previously sitting there, got up and left*
Penguin- Long day Leonard?
Len- It is what it is. Those two tried to trade their socks for some beer. Socks I tell you.
Penguin- Ah, well, it can't be helped.
Len- Well what are they meant to tip? Their knickers?
*Penguin laughed in a manner not dissimilar to his namesake, producing a noise that sounded something like a "Waugh." Behind them, Magpie tapped on the microphone, on top of the stage*
Magpie- I'd like to sing a song. Perhaps you know it.
*Len muttered something under his breath that unfortunately, David Wist, Magpie's husband, happened to hear*
Len- Urgh, Moon River. It's always Moon River.
Wist- Hey, she sings it very well!
Penguin- Oh it's lovely, David, absolutely lovely, but you have to understand it gets repetitive.
Wist- Of course Mr Cobblepot, I didn't mean, I-
Len- I'm just asking, why's it always Moon River...
*Roman takes another seat up at the bar beside Oswald*
Penguin- Roman! My friend!
Sionis- If, when we get out, and I hear that song, that damn song, on the radio... Someone's dying. I hate it.
Wist- Look, the moon is really shiny. She likes it
*And with that, Wist brushes past Li, offering a comforting smile to Mags as he heads off towards the stage*
Sionis- You. I'll have a Vodka Martini, Li here will have a, rum and coke was it?
Li- Just the Cola please. I don't drink.
Sionis- Throw in the rum anyway. I might drink it. We've got him.
Oswald- You can't have found him already surely?
Len- What's this?
*Sionis glances at Len and back at Oswald*
Sionis- Is he good?
Oswald- Certainly.
Sionis- The guy that shot this place up, your pal identified him as Black Spider.
Len- Shit...
Sionis- Exactly. Dent went to get some files from the GCPD database, the computers there are still connected to the server. Don't know what he found, but he said best bet, he's at the cemetery. Got Freeze, Zsasz and your guy down there already.
Oswald- Then, it's just a matter of waiting.
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*The Gotham Cemetery is sprawling. One of the biggest controversies behind Arkham, was separating loved ones from those buried there. Of course, with Strange's connections, it didn't take the government long to overrule the City Council. With all of Gotham's tragedies- the breakouts, the earthquake, the crises, the Signal Man incident and the City of Fear, there's no bigger graveyard in the entire state. It's a labyrinth of headstones and crypts. It takes a lot of manpower to cover the area. The glow from Freeze's goggles, are about the only thing lighting up the area*
Freeze- Spread out. Firebug, take the east. Zsasz, cover the west. I will search the South Quadrant, leaving you, Zebra Man, with-
Zebra- The North. Da.
*Rigger lit a match so he could see. Doing so caused a flock of birds to burst out from the nearest crypt. He cursed himself as he sucked the blood from his scratch marks. Owls. Zsasz wandered around the headstones, and grinned. So many bodies... So many put there because of him. And Freeze saw the graves of those husbands and wives buried together, and his blood boiled. He would find his Nora. It was Zsasz that found him first, a bouquet in his hand. He fired a shot, startling Needham*
Zsasz- I prefer the knife Mr Needham. More personal... Guns end it quickly, and, I don't want to end this quickly after all... you know the blade too, don't you?
*He fired again, but this time Needham was quick, and he disappeared into the trees*
Zsasz- Two-Face was right. He's here.
*Freeze was the next to see him, a blast of ice firing from his gun*
Freeze- I made a promise to my wife Needham. I don't break my promises, not to her.
*The ice stream follows Spider all the way into Rigger's quarter*
Rigger- You don't have to do this Spider. You can come quietly.
Needham- I go and I'm as good as dead.
*He shoots at him, knocking Rigger off balance, and then- Blam! The shot sends him down the hill. Landing with a thud, Zebra Man follows him*
Needham- I know your kind... I know you won't stop but *Urgh* My girlfriend and my son were buried in two unmarked graves here. Her family didn't want me visiting them, her brother especially, blamed me for what happened. They overdosed you see... But I knew the truth. It was the drug business that got them killed, and I wasn't gonna rest until every last one of them was gone. When I was sent to kill Sionis... Couldn't wait. *Cough* I didn't want Penguin's money, you hear me? What's the use in this place? Nah. I just wanted to know where my family was buried. I just wanted to lay some flowers on my kid's grave.
*Pinned against a gravestone, Needham coughs up blood, placing a hand over his wound. He ought to be dead. He can't move. *
Needham- So... Go ahead. Do it. But you take these, and you put them there.
Zebra- Your family were junkies. Weak. They deserve nothing. Neither do you.
*And yet, just behind him, Zebra hears the quiet chink of a piece of metal, and as he turns back-
Blam. Blam. Two bullets to the head bring Zebra Man's life to an end. A hand grabs Needham and carries him up to the waiting group- Freeze, Zsasz and Rigger*