James Parenti

@jparenti.bsky.social

183 Followers 267 Following

Chicagoan working as a developer & software engineer. In my spare time I take photos and paint. My personal website is https://www.jamesparenti.com

A beach on a sunny afternoon with beachgoers walking by is seen from inside a building. Seen in the foreground are the silhouettes of bicycles locked on hand railed and a cyclist watching the activity. An unoccupied lifeguard chair with green "all clear" flag is in the distance near the shore and further out in the water, the wake of a jet ski is kicking up spray

A beach in the afternoon with some seagulls standing in a pool that's formed in the sand in the foreground and beachgoers walking along the shore in the distance near a lifeguard station. A lifeguard is seen rowing in the lake in the distance.

An older fire hydrant on a city street has several half-filled plastic beer steins placed around it and a stack of three more balanced precariously on top of it. Several patrons are seen in restaurant just behind the display.

A graphic with image tiles of various art displays in a studio building and gallery setting. The title information reads "Watch Cornelia Arts Live – CBS Chicago"

The name MONADNOCK made in large stone letters is just above the doorway within a stone arch. In a window just above, the reflection of part of another tall, brick building across the street is visible

A view of a tall building with a worker doing some drywall work on an office floor. Outside, in the distance, Lake Michigan is visible with a soft, pastel sky just before sunrise

A man dressed in a red Santa Claus hat and cap over cold-weather clothing and boots, and sunglasses, plays holiday songs on saxophone on a busy city street among pedestrians at night.

A metal sculpture of a small, cherubic baby made in a Neo-classical style with a shiny, green patina is seen in front of a small plaza illuminated by bright street lamps with holiday lighting wrapped around them

A shot of a mostly-empty city street lined with small shops and restaurants on both sides is illuminated by holiday lighting is seen in heavy snowfall

A brick street in an urban setting that’s been exposed underneath several layers of gravel and concrete all around it. There are construction cones and more torn up street nearby and an elevated train station is seen just behind

The weathered, old exterior of a house. A wooden staircase with much of its paint flaked off leaves to a pair of old wooden chairs on its porch. In the foreground a pine tree is seen in front of vines growing up the exterior and across the front window, the leaves changing from green to red fall color

A view of a river on a warm, fall afternoon with three kayakers making their way along a very smooth water surface. Trees in full fall colored foliage line the riverbanks

People standing and sitting at a busy outdoor festival, dressed in summer attire for a warm day. A woman sits in the foreground interacting with her mobile device.

A nature reserve at a park just before dawn. It is just on the cusp of autumn so the plants and trees visible in the foreground and background have begun to show hints of color change. The sky isn't yet filled with sunlight but is filled with pastel light. A sand path runs from to the foreground through the foliage.

A couple wearing bicycling gear is stopped near a bike in the evening. They are standing along a large lakefront with a pair of boats in the background and further off in the distance, many large skyscrapers are seen illuminated by the sunset.

View from the water of several tiers of raised concrete walls along a waterfront with swimmers in the water, one in an inter tube. Other people in swimsuits sit along the concrete tiers enjoying bright, sunny weather. some clouds and trees are seen in the background

A high-speed reel of a bike ride on a road running along parks, groups of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers on a sunny morning among hundreds of other cyclists.

Hundreds of cyclists – adults and children – are riding their bikes in both directions of a tree-lined, multi-lane road in morning sun. In the distance beyond them, the horizon is filled with dozens of skyscrapers of various styles

A movie clip of the Chicago lakefront near a concrete beach. Several people in swimwear are seen hanging out along concrete ledges on a sunny day, with trees and tall residential buildings visible along the shore. The view then goes underwater, where vast piles of large rocks are seen trailing off into deeper water

Firefighters near their truck spraying water on elevated train tracks. A group of firefighters is also on top of the tracks

A cyclist in a race passes through shadows amidst other riders as he races under an elevated train track

A trio of three cyclists are quickly rounding a corner underneath large elevated train tracks as they race through city streets. They lead a much larger group of racers seen well behind them in the distance.

A group of sunbathers and swimmers along a concrete beach in Chicago. It is a bright, sunny day. There are trees at a nature sanctuary visible in the distance

A view of the Chicago lakefront. Several people are seen relaxing a long, concrete seawall. In the far distance, the Chicago skyline is visible against early evening clouds and warm light from the sunset

A man is leaning out of his apartment window to watch the parade below. He has decorated his windows with hanging Chicago flag on one and a pride rainbow flag on the other, with pleated rainbow flags along the top of each. In his other window a bubble machine is spraying bubbles out to the street below

A man carrying a sign that says "Horny 4 Books" is seen next to a woman carrying a sign reading "History makes Me Wet"

A woman dances down the street while wearing a large Brazilian dance dress with an enormous train of vibrant blue feathers

As a marching band moves by, a man with a fair complexion and short beard and wearing a white, blue, rainbow-flag color accented uniform is playing a trombone. Each trombone in his section has a different color of the rainbow flag on its handle.

A group of 5 swimmers in water near a wall structure face toward the rising sun over Lake Michigan, which has just broken over the horizon and reflects over the calm waves. One of the city's water intake cribs is seen miles off in the distance along the horizon

A single, small robin is seen in silhouette amid a tangle of small tree branches that are starting to sprout buds against an early evening lavender-colored sky

A woman with shoulder-length dar hair, wearing cold-weather clothing, and holding several shopping bags is talking on the phone is seen standing next to a tall, curving glass window lining the entrance to a storefront in an urban building development at night. The lights from a busy nearby city street reflect off the glass and are distorted by the windows' curved shapes. Several other people are seen walking near the window outside. Apart from the woman who is illuminated by the store light, the other figures in the image are only seen as dark silhouettes.

2 men are walking down a city street in front of an old, late 19th-century light-colored, limestone brick building with some convenience store ads plastered in the windows. The first man is in a short-sleeved, white, button-down shirt with a vest and tie on, and is wearing a scally cap, and casual leather shoes. The second man seen is in a full, medium-color suit with a light knee-length, button-down lapel outer jacket and leather dress shoes on

A woman in warm clothing is seen from afar staring off into the distance with her back toward the viewer standing on a concrete barrier next to a large body of water. Small waves roll along the barrier

A group of old brick buildings on a city street at night on a winter evening. There is a light layer of snow on the ground and the building storefronts are warmly lit with assorted personal care products in the window. The building windows have some holiday decorations up and decorative window tiles running along the top of their wood facades. Above them, some holiday lighting is seen hanging in a leafless tree.

A pair of signs on a post at a busy city intersection seen at early evening. The original signage reads "Stop Here ... " but the remainder is covered with small decals with various names written on them in different fonts and colors – some of the names presumably belong to local music acts or product lines. In the distance, some cars can be seen passing by a pair of brick buildings with a train station sitting between them

A woman with in dark winter clothing with a shawl wrapped around her head and wearing thick gloves and white, fur-lined winter boots rides a bicycle through a busy city intersection during the early evening. Just behind her, many pedestrians can be seen crossing busy crosswalks between buildings near a large steel structure

People in winter clothing walking back and forth under a large steel and cement train station structure on a cold evening with wet sidewalks that are illuminated by train station and store lights. Behind them is a coffee shop with large windows, in which patrons can be seen sitting at tables chatting

A snowy evening on a city street in Chicago. A 2-story brick building with the sign Bistro Campagne is lit by a warm street light. A tree in front has a few small holiday lights strewn up within its branches. In the background, a pair of tall evergreen trees stand agains a deep blue night sky.

An intersection in an urban setting at night. A corner pub is seen at an angled building entrance to the left and across the street sits a long row of 3-story brick buildings with ornate early 20th century decorative brick features all along that are lit with warm color by the street lights situated along their sidewalks. The photo is a time lapse so only parked cars are visible but beams of bright light are seen crossing in two directions through the intersection that trace the paths of passing cars with their lights on

A brightly covered yellow plastic box, square at the bottom rounded on top, with a handle on the lower right sits mounted upright on a bridge rail that's lightly covered with snow, on a snowy and still somewhat dark morning overlooking a river with snow-covered trees lining its banks and a street light seen in the distance. The box itself has been covered with various decals for local music acts, memes and seemingly random cartoons, and spray-painted and marked in among the decals are various bits of gang signs and graffiti written in jagged mostly unreadable script

A group of tall buildings and skyscrapers of various styles. The left-most building is modern-looking, with a facade of dark building material and mainly glass windows. Its roof slants downward at a multi-level angle, with divots spaced at each new level. In the rear is a tall, white skyscraper with a slightly curving exterior. Closer to the viewer are more tall, white buildings but of older design and having the ornate look of the early 20th century. In the foreground on the right is the side of a very old, ornate brown brick building with grey stone gables and windows with decorative ledges dispersed up and down

A downtown city street seen on a cloudy morning with a grey-blue, overcast sky. Several skyscrapers and tall buildings line both sides street, with a large, dark-colored building taking up much of the frame. Because it's a slow-exposure shot, most vehicles are not visible but instead long streaks of light stretch back and forth, recording the lights of cars that are traveling north and southbound.

A group of younger adults in various types of warm-weather and winter clothing are seen from behind walking down a city street illuminated by street lights and the neon and led signs of bars and restaurants along sidewalks

A group of skyscrapers and other city buildings seen together on a sunny morning. In the foreground, a slightly rounded, sloping building’s steel structure is exposed as it undergoes construction. In the rear, some buildings are somewhat hidden as their all glass facades perfectly reflect the blue sky

A bouquet of bright pink and white flowers is seen situated against a mostly dark background. The image itself is divided into a series of small, overlapping circles, each revealing a small portion of the subject matter

A couple is seen walking in the distance along a thin, concrete walkway on a large body of water that vanishes in the distance due to a fog bank enveloping the end of the walking area. A tall, steel light tower straddles the walkway just before the walking couple. The water seen is slightly turbulent in the cloudy, misty weather.

A couple on a bike wearing jackets, gloves and helmets on a cold day ride their bicycles in front of a brightly lit staircase on a sunny day. Several large buildings can be seen in the distance.

A night-time photo of the upper levels of the Allerton Hotel in downtown Chicago. Several skyscrapers are seen surrounding the hotel, all of them partially obscured in fog and low-flying clouds that are illuminated by the city lights with an orange glow. The hotel sign "Allerton Hotel - Tip-Top-Tap" has a luminous pink neon glow.

An elderly man wearing a floppy hat and carrying some fishing gear, including a rod that's been baited with a bright blue lure walks along a white stone path nature path toward Lake Michigan in the early morning hours. Some skyscrapers including Chicago's iconic Willis Tower (aka Sears Tower) are visible in the distance

Buildings seen from below in blue morning light with a brightly-lit staircase descending just in front, illuminated by an old-fashioned, twin-bulb street lamp

A snowy scene of a calm, tree-lined river with a light layer of snow on grassy areas on each side of the bank on an overcast morning. Despite the location within a major city, no people or buildings are visible in the scene

A group of people seen right at sunrise along a series of concrete embankments enjoying the view of Lake Michigan near a public bird park. Several people are in swimsuits and some are carrying inter tubes around.

A man with fishing gear seen walking out onto a man-made jetty with much of the Chicago skyline on the horizon beyond where he is at.