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This incredible story of DIY skill comes to us from SonyAlphaRumors, where a reader accidentally damaged his Sony A55's pellicle mirror by using Eclipse cleaning fluid. While waiting for a replacement, he hacked together a temporary fix, and found that wrapping it in plastic wrap worked well enough for the autofocus feature to function:

On the 4th of June, Pulitzer prize winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus was in Afghanistan, flying in a medevac helicopter while covering the war. The unit was called to the scene of an explosion, and there picked up a number of wounded Marines, including Burness Britt, a gravely injured man who would leaving a lasting impact on the photographer. Hit by shrapnel while leading his squad through a wheat field, Anja held his hand while medics kept him alive through the flight, pocketing a slim strand of wheat stuck to his shirt.

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and some of the submissions to The Booooooom + Adobe Remake photo project certainly pay beautiful homage to the original masterpieces. The contest, which ended in October urged photographers to re-creating classic works of art (mostly paintings) using photography only (no heavy Photoshop work).

Just in time for an ultra, ultra last minute Christmas gift for the photographer in your life, Spider Holsters have bundled together their Black Widow line of holsters and accessories into a single kit. While all the parts are already available individually, the Black Widow Kit combines the Black Widow Holster, Black Widow Belt, Black Widow Pad and a Black Widow Pin into a single $65.99 purchase.