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 (44)
NoelCan
Great light..
Faemike55
Outstanding shot!
renecyberdoc
i agree with mike fantastic shot.
shadownet
I like how the sunrays appear to be streaming down on the island - a bit of Avalon.
sharky_
Raus from heaven... Nice capture. Aloha
durleybeachbum
SUPERB
bazza
Superb capture .. love the light the way it hits the water.. Well done..
Mousson
Belle photo!!
jeroni
Excellent work and perfect realisation
lyron
Fantastic image!!!
seajazz
wow.. I love this shot.
tpx1
awesome capture
timtripp
superb seascape
bmac62
Sig, this is one of your best ever. I always like your extra large formats because they allow us to see all the details. This is one shot that if you'd experiment with cropping and resizing, you'd have a classic wall hanging photo. The suns rays are beautiful.
flavia49
fantastic light!!! great colors and seascape!
myquad
Great capture!!
moochagoo
Mystical picture. Very moody.
thevolunteer
Nice capture Sig. An island in the sun..... Aloha
Meisiekind
Excellent play of light on the ocean Sig! Fantastic image indeed! :)
lucindawind
oh my this is so beatuiful ! I love the water colour
flaviok
How que captura fantástica, brilhante meu amigo, aplausos (5)
MrsLubner
How magical this is... fabulous simplicity with a most dramatic crescendo.
flora-crassella
great mood!!! Fantastic photo!!!!!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
Cosme..D..Churruca
very fine pic!
lior
So stunning!>fav
sandra46
sublime view, you've captured its magic mood!
emmecielle
Fantastic capture, Sig! :)
beachzz
Wow, this is stunning, the light, the reflections--just beautiful!!
orig_buggy
I want to be there!!!!