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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, in the small, very beautiful city of Brixen in the Italian Alps. Email: s.abbas.raza.1 [at] gmail.com

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Oct 3, 2022 1:25AMMonday, October 3, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Curious cow at the Fane Alm in the South Tyrol last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 26, 2022 1:15AMMonday, September 26, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Flowers outside the Music School in Brixen, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 19, 2022 1:15AMMonday, September 19, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Just a cranberry-based hot sauce I made last week. I thought it was a pleasing color.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 12, 2022 1:15AMMonday, September 12, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Cloud at sunset seen from my window a few days ago.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Sep 5, 2022 1:15AMMonday, September 5, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Moonrise from my office window some days ago.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 29, 2022 1:20AMMonday, August 29, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

City of Salo on the southwest shore of Lake Garda in Italy. Photo taken last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 22, 2022 1:15AMMonday, August 22, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

The waters of Lake Garda substitute well for sky in this photo, I think, taken looking down from a high vantage point on the western shore last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 15, 2022 1:20AMMonday, August 15, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Sunrise in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo & Video

Posted on Monday, Aug 8, 2022 1:15AMMonday, August 8, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Photo and slow motion video (slowed down by a factor of ten) made last week. There was not enough light to use a high shutter speed to freeze the huge, hummingbird-like hawk moth and this was the best I could do. Notice the very long proboscis it uses to feed. 

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Aug 1, 2022 1:15AMMonday, August 1, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Trout seen through the surface of a pond in Vahrn, South Tyrol, last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 25, 2022 1:20AMMonday, July 25, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Mountain of plastic crates ready for the coming apple harvest in Brixen, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 18, 2022 1:20AMMonday, July 18, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Snail sitting on a chair in my backyard in June, 2022.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 11, 2022 1:15AMMonday, July 11, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Lawn sprinkler operating in front of the south wall of the Sachsenklemme Hotel restaurant in South Tyrol last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 4, 2022 1:15AMMonday, July 4, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Frederica Krüger feeling lazy and lying on the floor in my office a couple of days ago.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jun 27, 2022 1:15AMMonday, June 27, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Self-portrait at a wedding last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jun 20, 2022 1:20AMMonday, June 20, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Moonrise from my window last week.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jun 13, 2022 1:15AMMonday, June 13, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Surface of a pond in Vahrn, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jun 6, 2022 1:10AMMonday, June 6, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Just a spider web I noticed in a parking lot in Brixen, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, May 30, 2022 1:15AMMonday, May 30, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Umbrella, airplane, lamps at an outdoor café in Vahrn, South Tyrol.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2022 1:15AMMonday, May 23, 2022 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

  I was surprised by how large normal-sized traffic lights are (they are a foot in diameter) when seen close up. I was walking by one which happens to be at ground level and this time I put my left hand against it for scale.

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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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