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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 (41)
kgb224
Exc ellent capture my friend.
3x3
cool capture!
flora-crassella
wunderschönes Foto!!!!
Meisiekind
Stunning view and image Sig! Brings back good memories of my short visit to Miami in 2007! :)
lyron
Wonderful view. Excellent shot!!!
Richardphotos
hope your vacation was outstanding. certainly a beautiful capture of Miami. I really want to go there again
ElizaB
a bit of heat here in Ireland would be welcome at the moment....great view of the skyline and seashore....well captured
thevolunteer
When I was single, I went to Miami Beach for a vacation. It was a fun time. Great shot of the beach. Aloha
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE & VIEW : )
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent capture
bmac62
I can't get over how high up you are relative to the buildings. Deck 14 must give a fabulous view. Quite a panorama. Tremendous detail when zoomed in!!!
emmecielle
Wonderful photo! :)
tennesseecowgirl
Beautiful shot Sig, can't wait to see more photos of your trip.
Darkwish
Cool pic! Very well done!
renecyberdoc
you just got it right,thats really the way i imagine miami,because i only know by tv. but in 2 years time is our 25 wedding anniversary and we might get to the states to get married again in vegas and maybe spend 5 days in florida as well. great shot brother.and the ship must be a HUGE Mother.
pixelmeister
Awesome image!
annie5
What a nice view of the Miami beach! Magnific photo Sig :)
Cosme..D..Churruca
impressive!
PD154
The zoom reveals so much super capture Sig!.
glix70
Stunning capture!!! Well done!!! :)
flaviok
Um paraiso, captura magnifica, aplausos (5)
MrsLubner
I remember having a wonderful time as a teenager staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami with my folks. Stumbled up on Jackie Gleason's Rolls once, went to the hotel-hosted live shows twice a week and loved wondering around the city and shops nearby. The beach was one of the prettiest and cleanest I've been to. This is an outstanding view rich in color and composition.
Minda
OH my!! i feel like i wanted to be there right now..sig this is really beautiful place u know that i love beach a lot..u did excellent shot!!
jocko500
that way up there. cool shot
danapommet
Miami's South Beach. It is amazing how high these cruise ships are. Wonderful capture. Dana P
PIERRE25
Superbe photo, bravo!
virginiese
it's crowded ! Nice POV and great water's color !
casmindo
Nice shot of Miami Sig. It is a pretty beach but nothing like the ones you were going to see. I'll bet it was a fun trip!
debbielove
Ah! the memories of cruise ships leaving port and TOWERING over buildings!! Brilliant.... A great panorama. Very famous. I think I even recognise one or two buildings! Great one, mate! Rob.
lucindawind
fantastic view!