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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 (42)
tpx1
nice capture!
Dreamingbee
wonderful shot!
annie5
It's a great shot..Super! :)
timtripp
great shot!
Fidelity2
F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C. 5+!
Meisiekind
Oh how lucky!!! Wonderful to see them in the wild Sig!!! :)
carlx
Superb shot!!!
lyron
Great capture!!
thevolunteer
Nice capture Sig. Glad you had the opportunity to capture several shots of these amazing animals. Aloha
emmecielle
Exceptional capture! :)
flaviok
Excelente, brilhante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
bmac62
Another good tip for cruising. This must have been a thrill.
shadownet
Talk about a bum rap. LOL They are not really killers nor are the actually whales. Fortunately most of us know this so we are not unreasonably frightened away from enjoying their beauty or in wanting to seem them exterminated. This is a great capture. :O)
Cosme..D..Churruca
lucky you! superb capture.
flavia49
excellent capture!!!
orig_buggy
This is a wonderful capture!!
Faemike55
Outstanding shot! they, along with the others are so beautiful to watch!
sandra46
superb capture!we spent a whalewatching trip in the Juan de Fuca Straits, but we couldn't see any! :(
MrsLubner
Such efficient preditors and like most preditors, poetry to behold in their natural environment. Fabulous capture from such a distance.
NoelCan
Awesome..
duncanoooo
Great!
casmindo
What beautiful animals. Nice catch
elfin14doaks
Very cool capture!
elfin12u
Zoom brings it way closer!!! Awesome shot,....WOW!!!!
bronwyn_lea
Excellent. We saw orcas when we went to Alaska. I just love them.
tennesseecowgirl
How exciting that must have been, not a time for the battery to run out is it.. lol
Minda
This is beautiful shot sig!!
lizzibell
cool capture...
auntietk
Full view is really something! Excellent capture.
danapommet
I have only seen free Orcas, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, cameraless, in a kayak. What a fantastic opertunity, for a cruise ship full of people, to have seen this awesome event. Super capture - thanks for sharing. Dana