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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Comments (35)
DarkStormCrow
Excellent capture and scene, well done...
kgb224
Excellent capture .
thevolunteer
First time I have ever seen a "curved" waterfalls. Great POV. It must have been an awesome experience. Aloha
jeroni
fantastic capture my friend, excellent image
jocko500
wow a curved waterfall. this is super.
danob
Superb vista Sig a joy always to see your travels
lucindawind
wow stunning!
SapUS59
awesome image Sig, outstanding work.
timtripp
marvelous!
junge1
This was my first attempt to capture a waterfall. First, there wasn't much room, and second I tried different exposure times. This is the one I liked best.
West_coaster07
Awesome shot Sig
MrsRatbag
Beautiful capture! Were you hanging from a tree? Amazing work!
RobyHermida
Great capture! ROBY :O)
dragonmuse
Beautiful job.
Iceshark39
What a magnificent waterfall! Great PoV!
artaddict2
Great shot, you did well to capture a sense of the power and energy. Its good to experiment with different settings for waterfalls like you have done Sig You have chosen one with great results here!
busi2ness
A gushing stream, rocks, ferns and a misty atmosphere, what can be better to wish for? Intimidating POV.
flora-crassella
oh! Ist das Foto schön! Wunderbar die Athmophäre die dieses Bild ausstrahlt!
MrsLubner
another place I've read about and would love to go see. Fabulous capture that makes me want to see more.
emmecielle
The waterfalls have always exercised on me an irresistible charm! Beautiful photo! :)
lorandbartho
Great topic and picture!
Kelena
schöne aufnahme
tallpindo
My mother loved the falls. No swarm of mosquitoes was ever too thick to turn her back from the swamp that was always a few miles below.
JeffG7BRJ
Fantastic capture Sig, looks to be quite a large amount of water going over the top here, I can imagine it was quite noisy, a thunderous roar even. Someone is safety conscious as well, I see a fence/guard rail to prevent people falling. I wouldn't want to do maintainence on it; it looks rather precarious to me. I wonder who? and how? they managed to place it there. Excellent work, especially so for a first waterfall. Bravo!!!!!
durleybeachbum
I'm so glad you did all this travelling for me! Another super shot!
virginiese
Nice capture of this beautiful natural landscape. Bravo Sig !
rawdodb
Beautiful shot!!!! Love your Travels and sharing them...
tetsu-pino
Woow!! Great scene!! Splendid shot!!!
lizzibell
Beautiful waterfall...
Janiss
Absolutely sublim Sig!