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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 (32)
flora-crassella
...wieder ein sehr interessantes Foto aus einem ferner Land!!! Sehr schön!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful shot under the rain
tallpindo
Seeing how they developed it is hard to realize that the jin-rik-sha was invented and manufactured in early form in New Jersey.
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
emmecielle
Beautiful capture! :)
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful !
Kaartijer
Awesome capture! I see that you have a pretty good scanner, mine sucks!
thevolunteer
A little rain never hurt anyone, yet. Wonderful scene. I agree, you must have a very good scanner. Have a great holiday season. Aloha
annie5
Love that scene Sig..wonderful! :)
MrsRatbag
Interesting how the umbrella is exactly opposite the stripe pattern of the building behind...great shot, looks like lovely weather to me, but then I'm part duck....
JeffG7BRJ
It's nice to see that you had some rain on your travels Sig, and that you photographed it, most people would not include a shot like this as it is not brilliant sunshine. I find it a refreshing change to the norm. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
marybelgium
super !
hipps13
wonderful capature warm hug, Linda
moochagoo
Shower in Singapore ! Love this one !
durleybeachbum
Looks like it must be very refreshing if it's that hot all the time. Very interesting shot, as ever, Sig!
dragonmuse
Those are interesting contraptions they are riding. I do not see any way to steer the one on the right.
Minda
:) i like this mid afternoon shower really wonderful capture sig..i like that guy holding with umbrella and at the same time hes riding on his trycle(opps wrong spelling):)..very nice scene..great shot
BessieB
I love this shot as I enjoy being in the rain. Lucky really living in GB. I have been caught in many afternoon showers whilst on holiday, I find it fascinating how heavy it actually rains then glorious sunshine 5 mins later!
BenBischop
Cool Shot....!!
Ionel
Nice capture, Sig! I'm waiting to win the lottery to be able see all the places that you have already seen! :)
junge1
I use a HP Photosmart C6180 All-in-One Printer-Fax-Scanner-Copier to scan my pictures!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
MrsLubner
Amazing people still carry on in such rain. Great candid capture.
starone_angel
Cool shot!
bkhook
It's nice to be able to see other parts of the world through your eyes. Thanks.
pixelmeister
The guy with the umbrella is very cool! Well done shot!
zoren
great shot..
Mousson
Magnificent shot !
smillinfaces
beautiful
lucindawind
wonderful capture!