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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 (30)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
lyron
Fantastic shot!!
shadownet
Beautiful
annie5
It's a wonderful Cathedral with a superb architecture!looks very rich..great capture :)
bmac62
Rich architecture enhanced by your POV. Nice shot.
SSoffia
WONDERFUL CAPTURE & BEAUTIFUL VIEW :)
casmindo
The detail in this shot is so crisp! What a beautiful Cathedral.
dusty357
great detail great exposure and framing!
timtripp
Excellent shot!
Minda
excellent detail and superb shot sig!!
flaviok
Fascinante, captura e angulo soberba meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Osper
Great capture!
lizzibell
nice shot...
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
JeffG7BRJ
A very impresive building Sig, I would love to see the stained glass windows from the inside, I'm sure they will be just as impresive as the outside. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
flavia49
outstanding!
renecyberdoc
monaco cathedral great shot.
sandra46
WONDERFUL!
flora-crassella
sehr schönes Foto!!!!
dbrv6
Very well taken care of building - thank you for sharing.
virginiese Online Now!
nice architecture beautifully captured ! Bravo Sig
thevolunteer
Wonderful POV Sig. I am always amazed at how they can build these beautiful cathedrals. Aloha
bebert
belle architecture, belle photo !!
durleybeachbum
Super shot of this imposing place
Richardphotos
impressive architecture and capture
erlandpil
great detail great exposure and framing! Agree erland
densa
such detail in this catheral wonderful shot
lucindawind
beautiful building and shot !
Winterclaw
Beautiful building.
amanda_a42
Excellent POV and a most impressive piece of architecture!