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 (43)
MagikUnicorn
Very nice shot ;-)
flora-crassella
da hattest Du eine schöne "Aussicht"! Sehr schönes Foto!
cherokee1961
Lol, good enough reason I suppose. Sorry you didn't enjoy your cruise - I always loved cruising myself.
Janiss
Ha yes July.... excellent shot Sig! ;o)
Oliver_austria
Sexy ggg
junge1
@cherokee1961. Susan I enjoyed the cruise, but there a things I would do differently in the future.
annie5
Sorry if you did not like your cruise! I always enjoy my cruises..the ladies are very lucky. Excellent capture :)
fredster66
Very nice... :-)
thevolunteer
I have always wanted to go on a cruise, but have not as of yet. Seems to be quite a lot to do and places to see. Great birds eye shot....Aloha
junge1
@thevolunteer. You should Stella. My comments may have come across as negative, but it is great fun, and everybody has a different taste. You could take birds eye shots of young men, they were there also!
MrsLubner
Hummmmmmmmmmm, well, Sig, I'm afraid this doesn't sway me to change my mind... But you took one heck of a great shot! LOL
junge1
@MrsLubner. Hey PJ, you could always take pictures of guys, they are there too. Seriously, there is plenty to do, it is just that laying in the sun is no longer acceptable too me. I worked in it too long and melanoma is always on my mind.
jocko500
now what ship was this? lol cool shot. but you right about the sun and melanoma. never been on a ship like this or any big ships fot that matter
tallpindo
By the time the girl has read two chapters she will be a lobster. This is yuor mission. To convince people who have only one day to get a tan how painful that tan will b.
tetsu-pino
Excellent shot!!
bebert
there is two reasons to see your shot :)))
Iceshark39
chuckles Those are two EXCELLENT reasons, Sig! But then, the lure of the open sea and just that salt spray on your face....well, that would be enough for me ;-) Glad you had a good time. That's the most important part!
RobyHermida
Nice work!
beachzz
LOL, two good reasons, I just might be lookin for their boyfriends!!
junge1
@beachzz. Good idea Marilyn lol!!!
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL PERSPECTIVE & CAPTURE :)
Buffalo1
Yup, I thought I saw some potential models on the Lido Deck when I saw th big picture. Great candid, Sig!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
jeroni
eso es vida, excelente trabajo amigo
pixelmeister
Very well done!
Alz2008
Wonderful capture full size is awsome very beautiful worth going on a cruse to admire the scenery LOL, Excellent well done..
durleybeachbum
Excellent! Oh, to have that sort of skin again!
lucindawind
great view ! well done
bmac62
Wow, need I say more? Bill
kasalin
Very beautiful capture and a great pov, dear Siegfried !!! "V":5**** Hugs :) Eine Liege wäre ja noch frei gewesen ! oder war das vielleicht dein Platz ??? Liebe Grüße !!! :):):)