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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Two types of lichens growing on a bridge in Munich. And a cable of some kind. Oh, GPT5 has identified the cable: “This is a heavy-duty flexible rubber power cable, often used outdoors, on construction sites, for temporary power distribution, stage/event equipment, or industrial settings where durability is important. The 3G2.5 size would typically be…
There were so many of these flying around (and also sitting around, like this one) in Maryland when I was there last month. I don’t remember them at all from when I lived there. GPT5 has identified it as a spotted lanternfly, whatever that is. It was about an inch (2.5 cm) in length. Enjoying…
Is this the longest bench in the world? I haven’t ever seen one longer. I measured it and it is 45 feet long (almost 14 meters) in length. It is next to the Neustift tennis courts in Vahrn, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
I tried to photograph the graceful flight of this heron but it landed on this seemingly dead tree branch next to the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, before I could capture it flying. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A climbing variety of roses intruding into the covered outdoor deck at the Hotel Löwenhof in Vahrn, South Tyrol. According to ChatGPT this variety is called Ballerina. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Self-portrait by reflection in car window. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
In the town square, called the Domplatz, of Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Border between road and sidewalk in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, with some tenacious weeds. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Storm clouds rolled in just as the sun was setting in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A windy day in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Shadow of the A22 Autobahn (a four lane highway) as it passes over the Stausee (a lake formed by a dam on the river Eisack) in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, on the longest day of the year. I was taking a short pre-lunch walk and shot this photo at noon. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help…
On a sunny and cloudless day last week, the smoke from Canadian wildfires arrived in the South Tyrolean Alps in the form of this unusual haze. Photo taken from my balcony. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A plastic ring about 4 inches in diameter that I saw on the ground in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. No idea what it is. I just report these important facts. Make of them what you will. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Airplane shoots out from behind a mountain in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
Center of a peony in Vahrn, South Tyrol. Happy Spring! Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
This, in the video above, is the river Eisack’s heavy flow through Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, last week as the snows on the surrounding mountains start to melt. And below is a photo of the river just before it empties into the Stausee, just around the corner from the last part shown in the video,…
Ambulance speeds by the much slower boat I was in, at quite an unbelievable speed, in Venice. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
A kind of cherry tree, I believe, abloom last month in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.
In the past year or so, I have started taking a lot of photos of the ground as I take my usual walk along the same route every day. This recent photo of the cobblestones of Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, showered with flower petals from nearby trees, is one of them. Enjoying the content on 3QD?…
A stained-glass window in a wall on the other side of this chapel in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, seen through a stained-glass window on this side. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.