Readers' gadget shots, Instagram style (pictures)
We asked readers to share their best Instagram shots of tech gear, and we got everything from nostalgic to moody to adorable. We're talking to you, picture of the PS3-loving pup.
All lit up
This week, we asked Crave readers to submit their best Instagram shots of tech gear, and as usual, they did not disappoint. We got submissions from all over the US, as well as from readers in Italy, Australia, Portugal, and elsewhere around the globe. Click through our gallery to see just some of our favorites, and if you feel Instagram-inspired, be on the lookout. We'll be asking for more reader Instagram submissions soon.
Here, Colin Urtes of Madison, Wis. (Instagram user Cfu29) goes in close on a backlit MacBook Pro keyboard.
Someone's got game
Mac mailbox
Street scene
After a long day
Feeling blue
Old-world camera
A modern image of a vintage camera, the 1945 Mercury II, by Newark, Ohio, photographer Gregory Sheka (Instagram user dzeek).
"Part of the reason why I like Instagram is that it offers great filters to instantly apply for great effects," he says. At the same time, he notes, it doesn't limit photographers from "going outside the box, so to speak, and utilizing other great tools used in the photography industry."
Sheka opted for a bright, vivid look with a touch of old-world style to show a camera that introduced the "hot shoe" accessory mount to the camera industry.
Focus on Chrome
Time machine?
All aglow
Side by side
iMac in the window
Rx for audiophiles
Out in nature
A mighty hand
Getting a charge
5S in black and white
A shiny new iPhone, this one a 5S captured by Randy Brown of San Jose, Calif.
"It's my third iPhone and I'm totally happy with it," Brown says. "Upgrading from the 4S (my first was the 3GS), the 5S is leaps and bounds better than my 4S. Super-fast processor, wicked camera, awesome fingerprint security...I love it all."
As you might guess from his Instagram user name (adventuresinanalo) and the sticker on his device, Brown also loves taking pictures the old-fashioned way, with film.