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..
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F Number | f/5.6 |
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Make | Canon |
Model | Canon PowerShot A520 |
Shutter Speed | 1/1000 |
Focal Length | 19 |
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Comments (20)
amlondono
A beautiful car , Splendid capture Sieg ! Ana
Cosine
Very nice shot of this beautiful car, Sig. Yours? 91, eh? We may get snow showers this weekend. :-(
mickuk50
we could do with a bit of warmth aswell :o)..thats one beautiful car, alright if you have money to buy it !.excellent capture sig mick
virginiese
How technical :-). I prefere the picture ! :-) A very nice car and a great shot Sig. I like the background very much !
ledwolorz
Excellent shot of this beautiful car.
kenwas
I have the same car! Great shot. It looks to be quite happy in that climate.
jeroni
fantastic image superb lighting
olivier158
Pleasure : 300% Smile on my face : 360° Electricity on my skin : 12.000V A word from my inner tiger : ROAAAAR ! ... i've a E87.. not the same engine, but so greaaat sensations & feeling ! Lucky you !
SapUS59
excellent image my friend, i can see summer is on its way in AZ.
timtripp
nice wheels
durleybeachbum
Not much interest for me in modern cars, if you can't move furniture or sacks of horse poo in it it's no good to me! The weather, however, is another matter! I can't breathe if its over 80f, and I prefer a bit more humid. Perfect here today...62f in the shade, 23rh, bright sunshine, slight breeze!
Janiss
I adore this car and I had this one but never yet! ;-(( Gorgeous shot Sig!
JeffG7BRJ
That' some array of antennas up there Sig, still cold here and maybe more snow. Excellent capture of the car, whites no good round here the air is too poluted and it would show dirt.lol. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
moochagoo
Nice car :))
Fidelity2
This image is very well done. 5+.
mizoli
Excellent capture!
KarmaSong
One of Bavaria's jewels, which I'd rank second, after Ludwig's castles, of course!!! Excellent capture, Sig!
jocko500
very good shot of this car and mountians
Richardphotos
so this is your new wheels? awesome car. I had a BMW Z3 2001 that I won in Vegas and it was one sweet ride
artaddict2
I would never have imagined that anywhere would allow cars to run without a license plate ! fascinating fact. Thanks for the information as usual Sig.