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 (32)
Faemike55
Wonderful scene!
bimm3d
great photo!!
NoelCan
Nicely captured..
bmac62
Going to get you one of those black convertibles Sig? Neat contrast with the lawn mower:) I like the fact you leave your photos very large for detail but in this case, I zoomed in on just the horse and buckboard...a cropping of this by itself would look great with the man's white beard and the horse's mane flying in the wind.
bazza
Great capture Sig, Love the contrast of old and new... well done!!
renecyberdoc
amish country reminds me of the movie with harrison ford ,looks almost the same.great shot siggy.
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
kgb224
Wonderful capture and composition my friend.
bombenleger58
Excellent Shot!!!
lucindawind
excellent capture ! I love these scenes
MrsLubner
The Amish are fascinating people. I never thought they'd make it through the pressures of modern society these last 50 years. This has a great "Amish" feel to it with the starkness of basic belief on one hand and the motorized lawn tractor on the other.
Meisiekind
WOW - wonderful image Sig! Pity about the lines and "real world" stuff! It could be a shot from yesteryear!!! :)
flora-crassella
ein wunderbares Foto der Gegensätze!!!!
sandra46
fantastic shot! and Intercourse means what I think? I visited it and they seemed to hint at THAT meaning in their souvenirs! ;-)
rockstrider
Excellent moving capture shot!
Dreamingbee
really great shot !!!!!!!!!!!
NoobasaurUS
Fantastic photo!!!!! Interesting to see the modern tractor and "modern" man contrasted with the Amish! Beautiful clarity and pov!!!! Different strokes for different folks!!!!! Great work!!!!!
emmecielle
Wonderful image! :)
dbrv6
Nice peaceful country lane
shadownet
Super capture and particular like the clash of technology between the horse and buggy and the tractor!
orig_buggy
Looks soo much like my part of the country ..awesome shot!!
annie5
Very interesting scene..well captured! :)
flavia49
Fantastic capture!!! As Sandra pointed out we didn't miss this Intercourse town!!! I bought a cap there!!
duncanoooo
Married or unmarried???
Minda
wow! sig this is awesome capture i like it..
auntietk
Oh goodie! I'm glad you're getting into your pics from PA. I've been wanting to see these! Excellent image.
danapommet
Also enjoyed the contrast/conflict with the STOP sign and lawnmower. Very well seen and captured. Dana
Alex_Antonov
Very nice!
densa
wonderful shot we have amish people here in wisconsin too
myrrhluz
Wonderful image! Like many who have already commented, I like the contrast between the old and the new. I also like the stop sign in the middle. It could represent a wish to stop the change of the modern world or conversely to stop bucking the majority and give in to that change. I love all the open space which illustrates the smallness of man in the larger scheme of things.