Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Abbas has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering & computer science from Johns Hopkins University, and a graduate degree in philosophy from Columbia University. He lives with his wife, Margit Oberrauch, and their feline friend, Frederica Krueger, near the small, very beautiful city of Brixen in the Italian Alps. Email: s.abbas.raza.1 [at] gmail.com
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The Stausee (lake formed by a dam on the river Eisack) with the A22 Autobahn going across it, in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, seen through a pane of shattered safety glass on an observation deck on the north bank. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Larger shadow of me on the grate which is the floor of the new bridge across the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Smaller shadow is on a metal plate a couple of feet under the grate. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
This sculpture is Powodzianka—roughly, “The Flood Woman”—by the Wrocław sculptor Stanisław Wysocki. It stands on the University Bridge over the Oder and was unveiled in 1998, on the first anniversary of Wrocław’s catastrophic July 1997 flood, commonly called Poland’s “Flood of the Millennium.” The woman represents the many ordinary residents, particularly students and volunteers, who worked…
Train track in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A vehicle drove by while dripping something just before I happened to be crossing the road. That is all. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Elderflower tree growing out of a small drainage hole in a massive concrete wall in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
An early morning view looking east from the train station in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
One of the various types of flowers my wife grows in our backyard. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Avian bombardment of an outdoor staircase in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Moonrise above the massif called Plose. Photo taken from Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A plastic pipe sticking out of a wall and its noontime shadow in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Airplane wing (and winglet) while flying through clouds somewhere over Germany. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Seven cyclists passing from Brixen into Vahrn, on a bike path behind a vineyard in South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Reflection selfie in the window of a train I was about to catch at the station in Franznesfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A solar powered lantern on our balcony after dark. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
The dandelions are back. I like them. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
This guy was just walking calmly on the sidewalk. Presumably he could fly to wherever he’s going but he prefers to have a bit of a stroll, I guess. And here is ChatGPT’s comment: “That appears to be a scarlet tiger moth or a very close relative in the tiger moth family (Arctiinae). Looks like…
Remnants of a celebration on the streets of Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
On the road. In front of my house. Very mysterious. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
One end of the new pedestrian bridge across the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.