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)
fredster66
It is beautiful!
shadownet
Lovely!
MagikUnicorn
BEAUTIFUL FORCE OF NATURE (WIND) ;-)
MrsLubner
I feel the humid tropical air and breeze in this. Excellent.
E.Houser
Beautiful. Would love to go here.
blinkings
The angle of the trees works well. Great stuff.
dragonmuse
What a beautiful place.
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
annie5
A very nice place..great lighting too! :)
auntietk
Oh man, this is what I think of when I think of a Pacific paradise! Those rocks/hills/mountains in the background are breathtaking. Gorgeous photograph!
orig_buggy
this is the island I would love to get stuck on with the perfect guy ..lol
Faemike55
Ah to be there right now! They do have HS interenet, right?
danapommet
So beautiful and peaceful. Wonderful capture. Dana
duncanoooo
Need a hammock tied between those palm trees!!! Love all the mountains.
beachzz
Another wonderful tropical foto--beautiful!!
renecyberdoc
amazing place,i can imagine the crew of the bounty running around there,anyway they have not been that far off.if i recall.great shot.
bazza
Lovely capture, lovely place, well done!!
lior
A so lovely capture!
Dreamingbee
what a wonderful place and shot!!!!!!!!!!
carlx
By one word: Marvellous!!!
debbielove
Its just beautiful.. The mountains in the background are quite stunning... Rob.
casmindo
And a Mai Tai would make that perfect!
timtripp
superb!
flaviok
Que lugar maravilhoso, fascinante captura meu amigo, aplausos, (5)
flavia49
heavenly place!!!
farmerC
This is Fantastic.
emmecielle
Fantastic image! :)
flora-crassella
ein wunderschöner Ort!!!! Super Foto!!!
durleybeachbum
Idyllic!
sandra46
superb shot, great view!