40 Denver Zoom backgrounds that you may — or may not — want for your next team call
Some of these are weird.
Can everybody please mute?
It has been the spring of our disconnection. For those who can work from home, internet chats have become the norm. And some of us have gotten creative.
Perhaps you want a cityscape of Denver as your Zoom background? Abe Lincoln’s stately face?
Whichever you choose, we hope they make your video calls a little more interesting. They’ll fill the frame in full-screen mode, and they’re best used if you uncheck the Zoom option to “enable mirror effect.”
The shimmering city
The Optiv building at 15th and Arapahoe Streets is lit up with a pink heart. April 3, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Cheesman Park at dusk. April 7, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Loretto Heights seen from the roof of Sandy Pierce and Kari Bell's home in Denver's Rosedale neighborhood. Feb. 27. 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Vacant RTD space recently dubbed "The Wu-Tang Commemorative Gravel Pit." (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
The Denver Art Museum, Nov 13, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A Denver sunset. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Nov. 26, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A misty morning over Brighton Boulevard, Oct. 1, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A Colorado sunset over East Colfax Avenue, June 28, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Mile High Stadium, seen from atop the DaVita Kidney Care building downtown, Sept. 9, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A cold evening over Sloan's Lake. April 16, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Notable nature
Bees fly around colorful flowers outside of the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art, May 30, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Horticuluralist Jenny Miller at work in the Denver Botanic Gardens, April 7, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Farmland in Aurora that's across the street from a recent housing development. Dec. 20, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Sweet baby chicks seen in an incubator at the National Western Stock Show, Jan. 11, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Birds, y'all. Birds. Sept. 13, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Newly-adopted Archer frolics in Civic Center Park. May 31, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Tilapia swim in aquaponic tanks at the Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being, June 19, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Taxidermied animals inside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's basement collections storage, June 12, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Pinned butterflies inside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's basement collections storage, June 12, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Curious raccoons crowd to see a reporter visiting the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, June 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A great many Canada geese on Ferril Lake in City Park, Nov. 29, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A diorama inside the Botswana hall at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Oct. 22, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Ostentatious arts
"Study for Utopia" by Jonathan Saiz on display inside the Denver Art Museum, May 15, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Andreas Greiner's enormous Ross 308 chicken installed inside the main hall of the Denver Public Library's main branch downtown, Sept. 12, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Inside the Clyfford Still Museum, Oct. 23, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A view through rain-drizzled glass inside the Denver Art Museum's new campus, Aug. 8, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
A portrait of President Abraham Lincolm inside the Colorado State Capitol, Aug. 1, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
John Sutton's giant, nameless cowboy which guards Rustic Ranch Mobile Home and RV Park off Federal Boulevard. Nov. 26. 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Monet's "Waterloo Bridge" on display at the Denver Art Museum. Oct. 24, 2019. (Keivn J. Beaty/Denverite)
A founding father crosses the Platte.
Local landmarks
Easter at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. April 12, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Snarf's Sandwiches on 38th Avenue in Berkeley, Oct. 30, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Hedy Red Dexter's magical pink loft in City Park West, April 5, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Casa Bonita, West Colfax Avenue. Sept. 18, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Inside Mile High Stadium, June 18, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
And for those of you missing the embrace of crowded spaces:
First Friday on Santa Fe Drive, Aug. 3, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Gov. Jared Polis' second State of the State address. Jan. 9, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
On the road inside a 16th Street Mallride, April 16, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Inside RTD's security command center, July 3, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Words to Power’s Open Mic gives teens a space to air it out and be heard for a change
"The youth are speaking but people are not listening."
You can take your boat out on Cherry Creek Reservoir starting Saturday
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Dazzle’s new location will feature artwork from local artists preserving the history of Colorado Jazz
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What we know about the decision to reintroduce armed officers to DPS schools
What the Denver Public School board's decision from last week does and the schools where parents and students can expect to see police.
Service disruptions could be coming to an RTD line near you
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DU gymnastics’ scores are up and the program is breaking records just in time to host NCAA regionals this weekend
It's the first step on the road to a national championship.
Park Hill Golf Course’s future reimagined — by sixth graders
The kids were much better behaved than some adults as they discussed what they believe could be done with the 155-acre plot of land.
West Denver neighborhoods will be shaped for the next 20 years by the area plan City Council approved this week
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What Denver mayoral candidates on the ballot say about safety in Denver Public Schools and youth violence
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What happens if candidates in the mayoral and city council races fail to get more than 50% of the vote?
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Denver’s municipal election turnout has long been pretty bad. Maybe things will be better this year?
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One filed a police report after receiving over a dozen hateful letters in the mail.
Another round of the very popular e-bike rebates will be available Tuesday
Denverite's claimed almost 900 rebates last time in less than half an hour.
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Gut check: Has Denver’s Fair Elections Fund done what it’s supposed to?
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What is a whale baleen and why is its skeleton at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science?
It likely dates back to the 1800s.
Here’s your chance to have your say on Denver’s sidewalks
The city is taking applications for a task force on Denver Deserves Sidewalks.
East High School shooter’s interest in ghost guns derailed a once-promising academic outlook
The 17-year-old student was bright with an interest in engineering, but his attitude toward guns led to repeated tense encounters with law enforcement and school officials.
Thousands rallied for gun legislation for the third time this month
DPS is supporting five bills this session to address the issue.
Pozole Fest returns to Westwood this weekend
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