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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 (41)
flora-crassella
Der "Felsen" hat seinen Namen zu Recht! Ein wunderschönes Foto!
Alz2008
Beautiful scene and capture..
emmecielle
Wonderful place and splendid shot!!! :)
thevolunteer
I have seen people climbing this on TV. But, have never seen it myself. What a magnificent piece of nature. Aloha
tallpindo
Nice to see it after 55 years. The inevitable comparison to Ansel Adams keeps the subject fresh.
virginiese
there is an El Capitan in Texas too ! It is located in the Guadalupes Mountains National Park (west part of Texas) :-) Great capture of your El Capitan !
kimariehere
love El Capitan in yosemite! its such a grand and regal stone face -you captured it beautifully !!!
delaorden_ojeda
Brilliant capture, a place I would love to know, thanks for the info !
tennesseecowgirl
Amazing place, well captured!
PD154
Nice shot Sig, The green trees and grey rock are a great contrast.
CavalierLady
Really cool shot, Sig. Reminds me of Devils Tower. Very impressive!
busi2ness
What an intimidating rock captured from this pov.
Janiss
Oh Sig, fantastic POV... a great capture my friend!
Meowgli
well composed shot and really challenging looking rock!
dragonmuse
Lovely shot.
Ionel
Very impressive view, Sig! Your portfolio is like a travel book: very interesting! :)
jeroni
Excellent shot,my friend,a beautiful work
jocko500
i do not clumb rocks and i see why. lol this is a very super image
Mad-Mike
What a very lovely view! very nice photo :-)
fredster66
Excellent photo. A very impressive place!
bkhook
Beautiful capture.
annie5
Your photos are very beautiful! love the rock..wonderful scene :)
moochagoo
When I was in Yosemite, a few years ago in september, we had snow !
MrsRatbag
Wonderful capture of this majestic rock!
e-brink
An amazing feature. Well shot!
leanndra
An absolutely impressive piece of stone! Very dramatic! I love this perspective and the trees too! Lea
MagikUnicorn
Gorgeous view and I think is the same place in the Star Trek movie, when Spock catch Kirk after he fall down :) Thank for share it :)
SSoffia
EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
RobyHermida
Wonderful ! Roby :O)
beachzz
I saw Yosemite for the first time in May, and it's every bit as awesome as I thought it would be--everyone gets a different POV and each one is spectacular!!