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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)
ralph49
What a great place of natural beauty....neat capture
kgb224
Excellent capture Junge.
flora-crassella
oh - was für ein schönes Foto von dem Küstenabschnitt!
emmecielle
Fantastic view!!! :)
Hendesse
What a stunning view. Excellent shot, fantastic colors and light!
Liam.
Beautiful view
icerian
Very pleasant, nice bay. Well done!
durleybeachbum
Lovely
delaorden_ojeda
excelent view, looks like some place in Almeria (Spain )great capture !
Petra-S
tolle Aufnahme...
tallpindo
I slept in my car in 1984 at Seal Rock. The sound of the seals barking and the waves crashing had accompaniment from the beacon on the lighthouse sweeping through the interior of the station wagon. California 1 is a home run for me.
kenwas
Great place and well captured.
timtripp
great shot sig!
Meisiekind
Stunning vista Sig. It looks rugged and wild! :)
DanB-Creations
It's a very beautiful scene. Superbly done. It's a very nice shut! 5/5
fredster66
Beautifully composed shot.
MrsRatbag
Gorgeous shot of the wonderful coastline!
JeffG7BRJ
Nice vista Sig, I wouldn't mind a stroll along the shoreline there, look like it could be quite a nice fishing spot as well. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
Janiss
Really a marvelous view Sig! California Coast is absolutely fantastic ... but I don't know!
virginiese Online Now!
What a view ! Nice landscape and light. A great shot !
MrsLubner
For us, here in northern california, Monterey area is central coast. We tend to divide the state in 3rds. :-) But I do see this as much the same as San Louis Obispo and that area. Beautiful place and lovly shot.
MongusKing
Superb pic my friend!!!
Mad-Mike
Very beautiful capture.. I love California! happy to live here
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful POV
jocko500
this is wonderful looking . look like some big waves
2Loose2Trek
What a beautiful shot ... well done.
Richardphotos
I love the drive on highway one along the coast.very beautiful Sig
beachzz
The California coast, oh do I love it, every single step--I'm on the WAY north end of it; PJ's right, this is the middle of the state; I'm 250 miles NORTH of SF and there are nearly 100 MORE miles of coastline!! But, no matter, this is still beautiful, as is the entire coastline!!
dragonmuse
Gorgeous.. I loved the trip I once took along the coast highway.. the beaches were extraordinary.
leanndra
Sig, A really lovely place, and a great capture!