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 (31)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
auntietk
Oh Sig ... you're such a pessimist! Everything above decks looks just fine. A little paint, some wallpaper, she'll be good as new! LOL! I love this shot. It's so tempting to just walk out to the end of the dock, dangle my feet over the edge, kick back and enjoy the color of the water. Gorgeous!
Faemike55
Fantastic shot! I would suggest just lifting the cabin and moving a new ship under it...
jocko500
can not believe it still in the water? cool shot
bimm3d
fantastic shot!!
bazza
Great shot of this rust bucket of the sea.. and no I don't repeat don't want to buy it..
bmac62
Ha! What a mess. The owner has never heard of preventive maintenance. Like your photo a lot.
renecyberdoc
das gibt dem wort seelenverkäufer doch schon die richtige bedeutung hehehe.
blinkings
I'm with Tara....what's a few holes in the bottom? Maybe it's sitting on the bottom!!!!!!!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful capture
sharky_
Wow! They need to rust proof this boat, lol.. Interesting find. Aloha
erlandpil
antastic shot! erland
farmerC
Shining shot.
smillinfaces
thats a great object and a great shoot too thank you
njb2000
Just a bit of surface rust! Nice paint job!
Sea_Dog
Great shot! The contrast between the well taken care of deck house and the hull is wonderful - this old girl has character!
mariogiannecchini
I would not trust too much to fit on it! Very beautiful capture !
tennesseecowgirl
Maybe on a small sea. lol It would look cool docked somewhere in front of a restaurant or something, maybe make it the entrance you enter through. There ya go sold.. haha
flora-crassella
.....but the cabin looks very new! Great photo!!!!
drifterlee
I would be afraid to sail in it!
junge1
I would sail on it under any conditions no matter how small the pond!
Dreamingbee
absolut wonderful shot !
sandra46
WONDERFUL, SUPERB IMAGE!
flavia49
fantastic capture!! great colors and i love the rusty boat!!
eekdog
amazing shot love the detail of the rust on this old ship, you can almost smell that beautiful sea.
danapommet
Lots of patches in that rusty bow but some great textures in zoom mode. Wonderful find and capture. Dana
Minda
when i see this old boat it Remind me the place of oriental mindoro(philippines)coz mostly people there used this kind of boat to go fishing and i love the way u captured this sig..
ysvry
great foto, might be an intresting buy to a prof. studieing metal erosion ;)
emmecielle
Splendid shot! :)
billcody
Buy the best and forget the rest! Wonderful snapshot! The water must be acid!