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)
GBCalls
Pretty flat valley you went through. The barn sure is an eye catcher- no doubt I would have made it a photo stop as well. Excellent
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
thevolunteer
Looks like it is ready to fall down. Pretty old alright. Nice shot Sig. Aloha
Minda
This is kind of place i like sooo beautiful and look very peaceful i wish im there right now...superb capture sig!!
annie5
Magnific scene Sig..well captured! love it :)
casmindo
Once again the magical eye of Sig has found great setting and made it into a nice picture!
bmac62
Spectacular example of how an old post and beam barn can go through horrendous partial structural failures and still stand. I'm not sure I'd want to go in and out of there often but that structure still can serve many purposes...particularly storage. Great shot...colors, etc.
lucindawind
very beautiful scene ..love the old barn :)
dbrv6
Great capture and looks like the barn was shoved off its base by several feet.
Faemike55
Great shot! It is amazing how long they last
Osper
Nice picture! The barn has been like that for a while, I'm sure. But Ma Nature has a way of using gravity to achieve her ends.
lyron
Great capture!!
renecyberdoc
thats the way i imagined landlife in oregon really.
Meisiekind
Great image Sig with the old barn about to fall apart it seems! Stay well! :)
flavia49
marvelous capture!!
PIERRE25
Excellente capture!
sandra46
excellent view, great capture!
MrsRatbag
Oregon has the best old barns; this one looks like it's melting! I would have stopped too, fantastic capture!
flora-crassella
schöne Landschaft - schönes Foto!!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Amazing that it still stands!
DennisReed
Gorgeous country-side!
shadownet
Great capture! The barn looks as if it is badly in need of attention.
jocko500
wonderful shot
flaviok
Lugar maravilhoso, excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
ysvry
great foto.
auntietk
I'm glad you stopped ... what a view! That barn is so photogenic, and I love your composition. Excellent image!
MagikUnicorn
Love it super view
Richardphotos
looks like a barn in Texas after a tornado and it did not survive!!excellent find and capture
pops
A wonderful find and capture
Dreamingbee
i like such old barns.. and this is an wonderful shot!!