Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (10)
alhak
wonderful snowy vista! beautiful shot
ledwolorz
Fantastic work.
Cosine
What a spectacular view, truly amazing when I realize that you shot it through the glass of the cable car. And you managed to get a fast enough shutter speed so nothing is blurred. Very well done, my friend.
da_franze
eine fantastische aussicht. das mag ich so an den bergen! da lohnt sich jeder aufstieg bzw jede auffahrt
Hendesse
Stunning view. Excellent shot, looks very impressive!
Valentin
Magic as all shots of this series... Fantastic view and fantastic series, Sig !!
KarmaSong
I am glad to be able to see Oberammergau in this way, thank to you,Sig ! What a wonderful vista, something I need very much at the moment, I mean , ...taking my distances :-) Superb capture !
Ionel
Splendid view and excellent capture, Sig!!!
cameraobscura2
Greetings, It is very easy to feel homesick when viewing this wonderful photograph of yours. Thank you for sharing. egmont
artaddict2
Spectacular view Sig. I agree with Cosine about the clarity of image through the cable-car glass, but I'm also listening and still learning very basic tips, I forget very easily when I'm taking shots, about shutter-speeds etc. Great capture.