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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..
Comments (33)
lizzibell
Great photo...
flora-crassella
Dein Wochenendhaus? Ein sehr, sehr schönes Foto!!!!
Phil-L
Nice view!
lucindawind
lovey weekend homes ..gorgeous reflections!
RobyHermida
Wow, gorgeous image!!
timtripp
wonderful color tone! great photo!
MrsLubner
Being from the gulf coast, the high water mark is about 4 feet too high for my comfort. But I sure love the shot! Glassy and smooth, nice clean lines! Beautiful and visually appealing.
Mondwin
Very lovely place....bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
annie5
Gorgeous scene and reflections! A peaceful place :)
tallpindo
For thsoe looking for a cool shadey spot.
SSoffia
EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL REFLECTIONS !!!!!
virginiese
They sure have a beautiful view from there ! Great shot
JeffG7BRJ
Very nice, I could sit out on the porch and fish all day, a peaceful haven away from the rat race. A bit of sun is all you need in a place like this Sig. It would suit me down to the ground. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
debz
great shot and a lovely place!
leanndra
A very nice capture Sig, I wouldn't want to live that close to the water, even for a weekend! Lea
durleybeachbum
A good compo of these interesting buildings.
e-brink
Very nice composition.
jocko500
good to see you back. cool shot too. be a wonderful place tgo rest some.
dragonmuse
Lovely :)
mermaid
lovely place and fine reflections
Iceshark39
Beautiful shot!
kgb224
I love the reflection in the water.Excellent capture.
cfulton
Stunning compo and reflections. Very well done, Clive
Alz2008
Beautiful place and scene, great place to go away from it all and enjoy the peace and quiet with a fishing rod LOL.
emmecielle
Lovely place and fantastic capture!!! :)
MrsRatbag
Gorgeous shot of this peaceful scene - wish I had a weekend home like that!
tetsu-pino
Excellent capture!!!
bebert
very nice view
jeroni
Stunning compo and reflections.
blinkings
'All our inspection reports were accompanied with photo documentation. In 2001 the Department switched to digital cameras to keep cost down and in the process I saw the advantage of this kind of photography. I retired 2 years ago, and to keep myself occupied, I started to post some pictures on different websites. Billcody, my brother, sent me the renderosity site in September 2007. I am unfamiliar with anything other than photography and I know very little about photoshop. I don't consider myself an artist as my pictures basically are only documenting my travels.' A great deal of the composition in my photos is done subconsciously. You sell yourself way to short! Remember you took all these fine pics, not your camera. Thats like paying the hammer to build you a house!!!!!!!!!!