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 (33)
shadownet
And the earth comes rushing at you and you think, will my chute open? Nice capture though I suspect this was from the window of a plane and not free fall. Though you never know with you. LOL
junge1
@shadownet. You are correct. It was taken from an aircraft at an altidude of 14,000-ft.
aureagle
This is a beautiful shot!!!
renecyberdoc
fantastic this one siggy.
bmac62
Sig, this is a map maker's dream. Do I see a volcano toward the top?
Umbetro38
I believe I can fly ;-) what agiant POV and dream view
bazza
Hey I know that guy in the jet boat down there... ;-D Nice high shot Sig well done..
prutzworks
nice pov
lior
Excellent POV and superb photograph!
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
carlx
Fantastic over view!!!
dragonmuse
Very cool image.
Hubba1
Very cool :)
Ac-Dc
cool pov, well done.
Faemike55
Fantastic capture, Sig!
flora-crassella
super Luftaufnahme!!!!
drifterlee
Awesome!!!!
emmecielle
Fantastic view! :)
flaviok
Fasntástica captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
sandra46
superb view indeed
flavia49
Fantastic capture!!! splendid image!!!
lucindawind
excellent !
annie5
Excellent POV..superb capture Sig! :)
npauling
A lovely soft image of this great view.
Minda
wowww!! love this shot sig,amazing POV!!
auntietk
Of course you have me looking at the maps, trying to figure out exactly where this is! I give up. It's a stunning view, though! I can imagine driving down that road. Well ... having someone else drive me down that road! LOL! Wonderful capture!
Alex_Antonov
Remarkable work!
volcomman1
Great!
MagikUnicorn
I like the road in the valley (left) COOL POV
orig_buggy
thats fantastic ..the roads look like veins