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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 (57)
bebert
superb lake, superb POV, BRAVO !!!
DennisReed
Pristine & Lovely!
ledwolorz
Beautiful landscape,Wonderful photo.
pixelmeister
Awesome image!
erlandpil
Good picture again erland
Hendesse
What a fantastic view. Excellent shot of this beautiful and impressive landscape.
capelito
Wonderful landscape and shot. You have a great eye for this. Excellent done! Habe mir Deine Gallery angesehen und bin beeindruckt von Deinen Fotos. Du hast ein sehr gutes Auge, um das richtige auf einem Foto festzuhalten.
MsClara
Beautiful scene!
Darkwish
You did great work! Very well done!
virginiese
very beautiful place
magnus073
Very lovely scene for sure. It looks so tranquil and like the perfect place to spend the day.
Buffalo1
So tranquil and beautiful. Great capture, Sig.
kenmo
A gorgeous photo.....
cherokee1961
Such rugged beautfy - just as I remember it from my visit several years back. Great capture!
tetsu-pino
Very beautiful place and splendid capture!!!
fredster66
Excellent shot!
leanndra
Wonderful rugged country and a great capture!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend and thank you for sharing all your pictures.
amanda_a42
Fantastic view and capture! btw, did you notice the Chemitrails you caught on your lense?
Iceshark39
Beautiful shot! And wowza, what a view!
katy555
Beautifully done! Love the place and light...
rj2650
Definately a beautiful place to do some fishing, hiking, or camping.
irakika
Very nice view & lake!
Kaartijer
Wonderful view, excellent shot! Congrats!*****
dcarvell
Beautiful!
efron_241
ooowh... to be there.. that must have been a moment to remember... for ever
duncanoooo
Stunning picture Sig!