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..
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Comments (32)
timtripp
cool!
auntietk
That's a pretty flashy ferry! Quite a conrast to the older one you showed us earlier.
shadownet
Fancy looking ferry!
duncanoooo
Cool sky! Always love the ferry boats.
Faemike55
Love ferry boats and this one is classy! Thanks for sharing
Minda
sooo beautiful ferry boats and beautiful sky sig!!
bimm3d
gorgeous photo!!!!!!!!!
bazza
Lovely looking ferry, super background also, thanks for sharing this, well done!!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
lizzibell
Great capture...
renecyberdoc
excellent shot and description.
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
Alex_Antonov
Wonderful!
PIERRE25
Excellente photo!
Dreamingbee
amazing shot
NoobasaurUS
Great shot!!! Wonderful detailed information and image!!!!!! Beautiful pov and composition!!!!! Excellent virtual tour!!!!!
Hendesse
Excellent shot and thanks for the informations too.
flora-crassella
eine schöne Fähre! Wunderbares Foto!!!!!
Umbetro38
always a great story behind your shots - cool
sandra46
spectacular ship
frankie96
Quite a way to get around...and some great information..
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
MagikUnicorn
GORGEOUS FERRY and I love the background atmosphere Wowww
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
flavia49
wonderful picture!
orig_buggy
that is unbelievable ..I thought it was a yacht of some sort at first ...well maybe it is ..lol
npauling
This looks a nice way to travel.
NoelCan
Great image.. I am sorry about commenting so late. I have been so busy trying to resolve a problem with Poser 8 in the forum. I have also had an overnight stay in hospital. Nothing serious, just testing.
debbielove
Cool... Nice looking ship/vessel.. Got a thing a ships as you know.. Must find a shot of Ocean Village to post one day! lol Good shot Sig.. Rob.
dbrv6
Great capture