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Internet Mocks Tim Cook's Blurry Super Bowl Photo

The Internet is finding this whole thing so hilarious that Cook is now a trending topic on Twitter.

By Angela Moscaritolo
February 8, 2016
iPhone Camera Feature

The latest iPhones have top-notch cameras, but you wouldn't know that if you looked at the photo Tim Cook posted from the Super Bowl last night.

The Apple CEO doesn't tweet that often, but he took to Twitter Sunday evening to congratulate the Denver Broncos on their Super Bowl victory (and humble brag that he was at the game). "Colorado Rocky Mountain High congrats," he tweeted along with a super blurry photo of the post-game festivities that the Internet was quick to mock. Check out the snap for yourself below.

It wasn't long before Twitter users noticed the blurry photo and started cracking jokes. In fact, Cook quickly became a trending topic on Twitter. Check out some of the most amusing reactions we spotted:

There's no word as to which device Cook used to take the photo, but we'd be surprised if the Apple exec wasn't using one of the company's new handsets. We'll just give Cook the benefit of the doubt and assume he was so excited while snapping the photo that he was shaking the camera around.

As we noted in our review of the iPhone 6s ( at Amazon) , the handset has "excellent" cameras — a 12-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter for selfies.

Cook actually redeemed himself not long after, posting a second, much clearer photo along with a congratulation to Peyton Manning and the Broncos on their "amazing season."

This is not the first time an Apple exec has been criticized for his iPhone camera work. A selfie that Eddy Cue took with Tim Cook in September also got the side-eye from Twitter users.

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About Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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