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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timtripp
superb image sig!
bclaytonphoto
despite the fact..I hate the cold..this is a fantastic photo
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent capture
Miska7
Very nice shot! Great lighting.
Octaganoid
Beautiful wintery shot !
virginiese
wondeful winter scene. Love the prints in the snow !
moonrancher
Beautiful winter landscape!
bmac62
Picture perfect...and the clear blue sky really offsets the snow beautifully. Bill
PIERRE25
Joli paysage comme je les aime, fav!
Meisiekind
Stunning image Sig! :)
flora-crassella
wunderschönes Winter-Foto!!!!
pixelmeister
Very nice image!
thevolunteer
Beautiful winter scene. But, I still don't miss the cold. Nice work Sig. Aloha
emmecielle
A spectacular winter image! :)
durleybeachbum
Gorgeous pic, Sig!
mermaid
a perfect winter shot, Sig, just wonderful!
blainenorth
Beautiful frosty photograph. Well done.
Levemark
Very beautiful!
jocko500
wonderful looking here
auntietk
Love the shadow and the way the branches look against the sky. Wonderful image!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
MrsLubner
So bright and lovely. An inspirational shot.
Minda
This is really beautiful winter scene it look like a postcard to me that snow so wondeful i love it..excellent shot sig.
shutterbugs
stunning!!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
debbielove
A real stunner of an image! Beautiful. thanks for sharing it. Rob.
DanielDomany
This is a fantastic shot gratulations!!!!!
amanda_a42
Awesome capture, well done!
delaorden_ojeda
Very nice capture, Sig. Excelente light and pov, excelente winter scene !