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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 (50)
renecyberdoc
amazing instant favorite.
PIERRE25
Superbe prise de vue, belle photo!!!
Hendesse
Fantastic waterfall. Excellent shot.
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
Bonisolli
Great capture!
Alex_Antonov
Amazing!
gaius
Not an easy place to photography...the result is excellent.
Minda
wow! i love waterfall and this is really beautiful sig..have a great sunday..
Cosme..D..Churruca
wow... spectacular!
DennisReed
Lovely waterfall Sig! Of course I'm envious! ;)
densa
wow what a great waterfall
debbielove
Oh Wow! Stunning, my friend.. I love waterfalls... A beautiful place indeed! Rob
flavia49
fantastic image!!!!
sandra46
fabulous shot
farmerC
Exellent shot.
Richardphotos
very beautiful falls and capture
MagikUnicorn
L O V E L Y
NoelCan
Very pretty.. Sorry about commenting by cut and paste. It is going to take some time to catch up. A short stay in hospital and ongoing issues with Poser 8 don't help.. I am spending more time in the forum than render time.. Silly Me..
amanda_a42
Very beautiful and impressive!
jbmks
I really like this picture. I have always loved waterfalls. This one is so beautiful that looking at this picture makes me just want to escape there, if only in my thoughts.