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 (30)
Richardphotos
very candid capture and what an expression the lady has, like she could either devour or kill
cameraobscura2
Greetings Siegfried, There are a number of interesting elements in this image, especially the interaction between the couple and her looking at you. I wonder what this photograph might be like when altered to a black and white with a second tone, as it might give a nostalgic look of the 1930 or 1940's appearance. Thank you for sharing. egmont
PD154
Wonderful street scene, so much to see!
flora-crassella
...die Stimmung in dieser Straße ist hervorragend eingefangen!
SapUS59
excellent capture, the colors are beautiful as well as the scene, great work !!
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful!
jeroni
fantastic colors, light and perfect
dhanco
Such an intriquing scene, Sig. Much for the eye to behold with the people and shops. Fantastic capture.
timtripp
fabulous image.... it's all there, the whole story.
RobyHermida
Fantastic and splendid photo my friend....!!!!
ElizaB
great street scene
annie5
I like to see a street scene and her expressions! Great shot Sig :)
virginiese
A colourful place for sure ! Nice street scene; Thanks for sharing !
bebert
très joli scene.
artaddict2
I enjoyed taking my time to view this one Sig, there is so much information for the eyes to process at just a glance. Wonderful capture, a candid moment! She looks like you disturbed her conversation or something. Thanks for the interesting piece of cultural history.
e-brink
This is fantastic!!! I love that amusement board with the head holes.
JeffG7BRJ
I think you saved that mans life Sig, she looks just about ready to rip his head off, the only thing stopping her is she knows you would catch it on camera. roflmao #;0) Superb capture my friend, it does look though that she rummbled you. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
durleybeachbum
So extremely interesting! so much going on!
thelamb
Great capture, its almost set up like a movie scene xx
jocko500
look like that couple is going to do the tango there on the street. cool and very colorfuy image
Cosine
Very interesting, Sig. So many stories all in one place.
MrsLubner
Incredibly rich in culture and color. A fabulous shot!
dragonmuse
Fascinating image. so much to see and think about.
Iceshark39
She's definately giving you a look! Fantastic capture, Sig! Incredible scene!
Jaml
Sceptional porteño ambient!. Great capture!
tallpindo
A horse is a horse unless of course. fleshpeddler_2000 on yahoo has served me well where Stoner was blocked. Ginzberg screwed some powerful floodlights into their sockets. Last Tango in Paris meets The Wild Ones.
mizoli
Excellent capture!
G_Mansco
Splendid composition of a beautiful city ;O)
mickuk50
she looks none to happy .interesting to read your info sig .excellent street scene my friend mick
Hendesse
Excellent and very interesting shot. A lot of things to see here. The details are fantastic!