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S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

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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This Week’s Photo

Posted on Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 4:00AMMonday, April 14, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

I was startled for a moment before realizing that our neighbors had taken their child out of this suit before hanging it out to dry. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 4:00AMMonday, April 7, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

A macchiato I had in Brixen, South Tyrol. Just thought I’d post a somewhat soothing photo. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photographs

Posted on Thursday, Apr 3, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 31, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

A pedestrian bridge hangs over the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol, suspended from two of these cables which are anchored to these concrete abutments on the two sides of the river. It is a somewhat odd bridge in that the cables from which it hangs are mostly lower than the top parts of the…

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Mar 27, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 24, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Plastic rose among a pile of assorted trash at the side of a road in Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 4:00AMTuesday, March 18, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Once there was a way, to get back homeward… Photo taken in Bruneck, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Mar 13, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 10, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Reflections in panes of glass (or maybe plastic?) in a garage door in Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Mar 6, 2025 4:00AMMonday, March 3, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Time to put my winter boots away. They have served me well. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photographs

Posted on Thursday, Feb 27, 2025 4:00AMMonday, February 24, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Reflection selfie in a road mirror of me and my wife, Margit, who is also taking a reflection selfie of herself and me in another road mirror. In Neustift, South Tyrol. The photo she took is below. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Feb 20, 2025 4:00AMTuesday, February 18, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

View from my kitchen window last week on a foggy morning. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Feb 13, 2025 4:00AMMonday, February 10, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the church of Maria Weißenstein in Welschnofen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Feb 6, 2025 4:00AMMonday, February 3, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Fourteenth way of looking at a blackbird? Photo taken last week in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jan 30, 2025 4:00AMMonday, January 27, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Partially frozen stream in the mountains of South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jan 23, 2025 4:00AMMonday, January 20, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Reflections in puddles on train tracks in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jan 16, 2025 4:00AMMonday, January 13, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

My wife (offering me an apple) and me on a late Sunday afternoon walk near Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 4:00AMMonday, January 6, 2025 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Not sure what has caused this river-like pattern in the greenish growth on this vertical concrete wall near where I live. It looks like a path water might take through a flattish landscape but this is a vertical wall. Any guesses? Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jan 2, 2025 4:00AMTuesday, December 31, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Tree in winter in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 4:00AMWednesday, December 25, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Walked by a small truck with a bit of snow and ice on its windscreen, and this reflection of a tree. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 4:00AMMonday, December 16, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Water flowing over rocks in the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photographs: Wild Apple Tree

Posted on Thursday, Dec 12, 2024 4:00AMMonday, December 9, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

This is a wild apple tree I often pass while taking a walk in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. The top photo was taken in spring, the middle photo in fall, and the bottom one a few days ago. And, yes, the apples are actually very good. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by…

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 4:00AMMonday, December 2, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Wild apple tree still hanging on to its apples, if not its leaves, in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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3QD Design History and Credits

The original site was designed by S. Abbas Raza in 2004 but soon completely redesigned by Mikko Hyppönen and deployed by Henrik Rydberg. It was later upgraded extensively by Dan Balis in 2006. The next major revision was designed by S. Abbas Raza, building upon the earlier look, and coded by Dumky de Wilde in 2013. And this current version 5.0 has been designed and deployed by Dumky de Wilde in collaboration with S. Abbas Raza.

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