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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..
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Comments (27)
flora-crassella
great perspective!!!!!!!!
flaviok
Realmente fascinante meu amigo, aplausos (5)
emmecielle
Fantastic perspective! Great shot! :)
jocko500
a big church.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
jophoto
Amazing structure!
annie5
Great perspective..well taken! :)
bazza
Interesting building for a church.. Nice shot Sig.
sandra46
AWESOME
Bossie_Boots
Amazing POV superb capture !!
Faemike55
great capture of this building
Isabelle711
Most excellent POV and capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see. :)))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
Lashia
Wow I would never go on the roof of THIS! Great shot- thanks for sharing! :)
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renecyberdoc
excellent and impressive pov.
Feliciti
impressive building !!! wow really cool perspective too !!
farmerC
Shining shot.
flavia49
stunning POV! outstanding image!
mariogiannecchini
Great POV and perspective !Great shot !
kbrog
That's a very cool conical design, excellent POV and capture! :)
Jay-el-Jay
This is a fine shot of this unusual looking cathedral.A very impressive building.
bobrgallegos
Awesome POV of this awesome structure!!
auntietk
What a great shot! I love the pov. You did a fantastic job of this! It's so easy to not pay close attention, to stand in the wrong spot. Just a foot or two can make all the difference in the world. Your pov is spot on. Perfect shot!
bebert
I prefer European monuments :) nice POV
debbielove
Impresive! Not my thing, but has to be impressive to see! Great POV, Sig, well shot.. Rob
danapommet
Amazing capture and I thought that our church was big with 1,500 to 1,800 per service. I can't imagine what it would be like to hear 20,000 singing a gospel hymn. Dana
moochagoo
Very impressive POV :)
amanda_a42
Fabulous POV, excellent capture!