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 (38)
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
tallpindo
Is it Orthodox with reference to a Metropolitan?
ElizaB
wonderful night capture...enjoy your posts very much
Janiss
Gorgeous night's capture Sig!
flora-crassella
eine sehr schöne Nacht Aufnahme! Tolles Gebäude - super Foto!
jccj56
Awesome Scene!! Fantastic Shot!!
Meisiekind
Wonderful night shot Sig! WOW... :)
junge1
@tallpindo. No, as far as I know it is Catholic, but I am not sure!
efron_241
beautyful building super light very good
moonrancher
Beautiful night capture! All those red cars. Looks like an exciting place to go see.
annie5
Magnific night capture! Very beautiful Sig :)
thevolunteer
Beautiful shot Sig. I like night shots. But, are hard to take for me. Great job. Aloha
junge1
@thevolunteer. They are hard for me too Stella. They are always hit and miss.
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent night shot Sig, it looks as if red is a popular colour for cars in this place. I like this sort of night shot where the buildings are illuminated, the top two near the clock seem a little bright though, nothing you can do about that unfortunately. superb work. Bravo!!!!!
timtripp
well shot sig
bmac62
Like the low light night shot...I want to get out and do some of the same...just been to lazy so far :) Bill
durleybeachbum
My world tour continues.....Thankyou, Sig!
delaorden_ojeda
Hi Sig ! it has been a long time, nice capture, excelent pov, superb colors and compo, thanks for the tour and the info.
Darkwish
You did very beautyful shot! EXT! 5
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
fredster66
Excellent, Sig!
pixelmeister
Well done!
tennesseecowgirl
excellent~
Mousson
Wonderful image !!!
kasalin
Beautiful and a superb night capture !!! Very well done !!! 5** Hugs:):):)
Digitaleagle
Wonderful life shot, I like the lighting and seeing the people strolling through life, well done!!!!
bronwyn_lea
Wonderful building! Great picture!
PD154
Wonderful capture Sig, i must get out and shoot at night.
lucindawind
fantastic shot ! lovely building !
MrsRatbag
Lovely shot, looks like a nice place to stroll!