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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 (22)
GiMi53
Perfect angle, great shot ! :~)
jophoto
Nice evening shot.
ArtistKimberly
reall nice work
KarmaSong
An impressive tower you 've captured so beautifully, with this late evening lighting: a superb photo, Sig !
kbrog
Wonderful capture! :)
VEDES
Bravo!!!very nice capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kgb224
Wonderful capture. God Bless.
rachris480907
My eye loves the particular shade of yellow of the building's interior lights against the particular shade of gray of the exterior. Very beautiful and appealing. Wonderful photo!
adrie
Perfect shot and POV.
Feliciti
great pov and i like the lighting natural and from all lamps too !!
flaviok
Fascinante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
sandra46
EXCELLENT SHOT
npauling
A super evening capture and the cars look to be on a highrise road too.
Isabelle711
Most sweet POV. :))))))) Love the city lights. :))))) Excellent capture of this beauty. :))))))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see my friend. :)))))))))) Thank you for the smile. :))))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))
erlandpil
Perfect angle erland
ysvry
great foto.
mariogiannecchini
Very beautiful shot !Impressive capture !
drifterlee
Gorgeous building and shot!
flavia49
splendid capture!! It looks like a sci-fi image!
auntietk
I like this very much. Just when I think I've seen everything, I take one more quick look and something else pops out at me. A deceptively simple image, but the changes in light, the reflections, the activity, the depth, makes this a fascinating photograph.
emmecielle
Fantastic perspective! :)
amanda_a42
Awesome shot, Bravo!