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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 (34)
shadownet
Great capture and prominent bit of architecture!
bmac62
Well done Sig...this bridge say LONDON loud and clear.
Faemike55
wonderful picture!
bazza
Definitely no a bridge to be mistaken for any other.. Nice shot Sig well done!!
Dreamingbee
you have seen a lot - wonderful shot - thx for sharing this !!
auntietk
Mono is perfect for this shot. The clouds, the low light, everything works together wonderfully here! Excellent image, my friend.
renecyberdoc
still standing the old lady,many stories around the bridge.
MrsLubner
Certainly impressive bridge and well-known worldwide. Great shot.
Umbetro38
fanatstic POV here and a great shot
aureagle
Old is gold eh!!! :) Beautiful bridge and beautiful capture!
prutzworks
cool silhouette
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
timtripp
excellent
Mondwin
Fascinating capture!!!!!!!!!bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
flora-crassella
eine sehr schöne Stimmung! Wunderbares Foto!!!!
kgb224
Outstanding work my friend.
casmindo
You are digging back into some wonderful archives, great job Sig
densa
wonderful capture
flavia49
excellent shot!!
lucindawind
wonderful shot of this historic landmark
sandra46
spectacular !!!
annie5
Cool bridge..excellent shot! :)
emmecielle
Wonderful shot and splendid colours! :)
carlx
Wonderful image and silhouettes!!!
mairekas
I like this! Very cool!!!
orig_buggy
they sure knew how to build them back than ...lol..great photo!!
NoelCan
Wonderful capture... I have never seen the tide so high, but I have only been there in Summer...
Miska7
Very nice scene and lighting! Great capture.
Alex_Antonov
Very well done!
lyron
Splendid!!