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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 (47)
MagikUnicorn
BEAUTY
bazza
Superb capture, nice scenery, superb even if a storm is on the horizion!!
andrewl
Wonderful scene :)
renecyberdoc
superb indeed.
icerian
Very nice capture with storm atmosphere. Congratulation!
NoelCan
Storm clouds in the South Pacific always look so amazing.. Well done..
lyron
Excellent image!!
Faemike55
Great shot! Always loved ocean storms!
Umbetro38
wow - this one looks liek a romantic place
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
emmecielle
Outstanding capture, Sig! The lighting is fantastic! :)
casmindo
Ominus looking! Nicely done.
timtripp
sensational image!
auntietk
Wow! What a great view from the pool! I love the contrast between the storm clouds and the glittering light. Beautiful!
Sea_Dog
Great image.
tennesseecowgirl
amazing ~~
shadownet
Great lighting to this one!
Hendesse
Excellent shot, looks very impressive.
annie5
Magnific scene..well captured! :)
farmerC
Shining Shot.
carlx
Fantastic capture!!!
Buffalo1
Wonderful use of refelctive light, Sig. The lady picking up and leaving makes the shot more real!
duncanoooo
Cool! Is that the Loch Ness Monster in the water???
durleybeachbum
A stunner!
anitalee
Nice shot
pauldeleu
Fantastic image.
Alz2008
Wonderful capture, excellent well done..
mnmpm
Beautifull shot!!
sandra46
superb work! excellent! (also from F.)