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 (41)
thevolunteer
Sig, this has to be one of the best shots of Pu'u O'o Vent that I have ever seen. The colors and pov are fantastic. Aloha and have a great weekend.
FunkyShaman
Beautiful colors! Why'd you wait so long to share it, ha.
Azr1el
Excellent and very impressive shot!
Aioros
Wow! Excellent !
dragonmuse
Very nice.. how did you manage that POV?
junge1
@FunkyShaman.My problem is that my pictures are stored all over the place (sounds organized, huh)? and I have to find them, and scan them. I am in the process to scan all the old pictures I like and store them in the attic.I have been taking pictures for a long time, so there are a lot of them, Sig...
junge1
@dragonmuse. We flew from Honolulu to the Big Island, toured it, and returned by plane. This picture was taken on the return flight, just as the one of Diamond Hhead, posted a couple of days ago, Sig...
MrsLubner
Sig, this is dramatic and a veiw that so very few see. Stunning.
auntietk
What a great view! Beautiful.
junge1
Talking about view. We flew over another crater and we could look directly into the crater and the redhot lave. It crossed my mind that if we had lost power and for some reason went into the crater we would just be part of the lava flow. Not a pleasant thought!!
bebert
an excellent shot !!!
shutterbugs
Ist ja ganz toll!!! Fantastic!! Would love to do a fly-over and a hike over the area. Thanks for sharing this alluring cature!!!!
micturn
Awe inspiring.
kgb224
Excellent capture Junge.It is very nice of you to share all your picture's.Can't wait to see them all.
flora-crassella
...wunderbare Aufnahme von diesem dampfenden Vulkan!
emmecielle
Sea and volcanoes ... we have something in common ... even if the Ionian Sea is not the Pacific Ocean and my Etna is not as big as your volcanoes! :)
ledwolorz
Wonderful photo.
Hendesse
Excellent and very impressive shot. Looks fantastic and very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
virginiese
Excellent POV ! It is still a very active volcano ! Impressive !
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light
JeffG7BRJ
When I watch TV and it is rare that I do, I always go to the discovery channels and have a flick through, I love the documentry type of TV. I am usually glued to it when they put something like this on Sig, which they do every now and again, not as often as I would like. Thats the only way I get to see other parts of the world. Now of course I have RR and the pictures of friends from around the globe. Thanks for sharing this(another fav) and of course all your others Sig, it really is a secondary education for me. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
Kelena
eine wunderschöne Aufnahme:)
tallpindo
The only volcanoes I have ever seen are extinct ones that later showed themselves to be active. Mt. Shasta and Mt. St. Helens. The Ring of Fire has central players, too as your image shows.
fredster66
An amazing photo!
SapUS59
fantastic capture Sig, that looks ready to burst.
timtripp
marvelous image sig!
CavalierLady
Awesome shot and pov! I'm so glad you are able to do this and share your travels with us!
Richardphotos
outstanding vista Sig.not always easy to get a good aerial
annie5
You make some impressive capture Sig!I have never see that..super.Thanks for sharing :)
sharky_
Very nice shot of this smoking volcano and its still smoking as of today. Aloha