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 (30)
whaleman
Nice contrast between two rather different forms of transport!
renecyberdoc
i agree with comment above very fine shot.
bobrgallegos
Outstanding photo!!
jcrjuan
EXCELENTE FOTO, GRAN TOMA
lonely_wolf
Wild wild west meets technique ...
TallPockets
The horses can take any routes they want while the train is stuck to it's 'tracks'. SMILES. EXCELLENT shot!
bazza
Great shot of two modes of horsepower... fabulous posting Sig.
nefertiabet
Wonderful scene and shot!!!
Clearbeer
Great view!
jeroni
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic , interesting image !Wonderful scene!
flaviok
Fascinante foto meu amigo, excelente, aplausos (5)
jophoto
Excellent juxtaposition.
rachris480907
Very nice shot, Sig! (I hope that's not Jesse James and his gang waiting for the train....) Great composition!
flavia49
fabulous image!! I love the contrast!
auntietk
Did you take the train? We thought about it, but didn't have time. What a great shot! Standard horses next to an iron horse ... nice juxtaposition!
adrie
Cool capture my friend.
debbielove
Great shot, two different eras of transport! Well caught Sig.. Good one! Rob
flora-crassella
ein wunderbarer Kontrast! Tolles Foto!!!
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
sandra46
ECELLENT IMAGE! GREAT SHOT!
Orinoor
Nice! It's great to see trains AND horses, rather an old west feel to it.
Minda
Very very beautiful shot i really like the place sig..
wilhelm2
Cool scene!!!
KaToFel
A perfect snapshoot from the locaton. The banditos are ready for action.
prutzworks
cool trainspotting
bebert
le choc des siècles :)
Richardphotos
I bet it is not cheap by any means.Jocko500 and myself seen the train while we were in Williams
dakotabluemoon
Wow love this shot awesome to think that people still live this way.