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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Comments (48)
NoelCan
Nice pic.. Well done..
beachzz
Wow, this is great, seems to go on forever!!
Meisiekind
Wonderful image Sig and some great depth you have captured here! Looks like a very impressive ship! :)
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
junge1
I found the Star Princess' layout to be kind of confusing, and this nightclub on deck 17 at the stern made the ship look kind of weird. But I rather checked out the ship between outdoor glimpses of the weather than eat.
Chipka
This is nicely seen. It looks so futuristic in a sense. I love the sky-blue tones in this. Great work.
auntietk
I love the pov! This image has presence ... weight ... I'm not quite sure how to explain what I mean. I really like it. The repetition is compelling, and I want to walk to the other end!
Hendesse
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and depth.
bmac62
Deck 17!!! I thought Deck 14 was high up on another ship you cruised on. Naval architects have to pay constant attention to CG, I am sure. Cool photo.
junge1
Bill, I don't know how they come up with these decks. There is no deck 13, but the ship is 201-ft. high (Iguess from keel to the to of the funnel). This nightclub is about 140-ft above sea level.
lyron
Wonderful shot!!
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
durleybeachbum
Fascinating!!
ragouc
Cool POV and shot.
carlx
Cool perspective and capture!!!
wonderworld
Very cool. Love your eye again!!
artaddict2
cool pov, at first I thought the floor pattern was the water, giving an impression of walkway stretching over the ocean.
bugatti
cool ... and rainy ...
rainbows
Wonderful image, Sig. Looks like quite a ship! Hugs. Diane. xx
adrie
Nice photoshot my friend, well capture.
Darkwish
Great idea! Nice one!
rockstrider
nice perspective and reflections in this!
DukeNukem2005
Bravo! This is a very beautiful image.
clbsmiley
Interesting!
flavia49
great POV!!!
sandra46
excellent capture, very interesting POV!
flora-crassella
großartige Perspektive! Interessantes Foto!!!!
MagikUnicorn
GORGEOUS I LIKE
Faemike55
Wonderful shot!
flaviok
Esplendida e interessante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)