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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 (29)
erlandpil
great capture erlæand
bazza
Wow that's some rock face when compared to the people on it.. Excellent capture!!
Feliciti
indeed excellent captured !!with zoom in i can see this !!
renecyberdoc
not my line exactly but very nice and impressive to see.
evinrude
OUTSTANDING!!!
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
mariogiannecchini
Very beautiful capture !
adrie
Great view and capture my friend.
debbielove
And not something for me!lol THIS really shows of the size of these mountains, great shot Sig, excellent!!!! Rob
nefertiabet
Ein grandioser Park, so toll!!!
flavia49
fantastic capture!!
mairekas
WOW! Very impressive image!!!
Faemike55
very impressive scene Great capture
auntietk
Holy cow! I think I'll just stand down here and watch. :P
junge1
That's what we did!
drifterlee
Really beautiful shot!
bobrgallegos
Awesome shot of this beautiful rockface!!!
Lashia
Wow wouldnt be easy to climb this beast! Great shot- thanks for sharing! :) By the way, have you checked out the Halloween Photography Contest! "Zombie Apocalypse!"
sandra46
GREAT IMAGE!
wilhelm2
Impressive!!!
kgb224
Wow they look minute against this huge mountain. Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
carlx
Superb rock, light and photography!!!
flora-crassella
a very cool rock! GREAT picture!!!!
MagikUnicorn
Thats a ROCK ;-)
Richardphotos
there has been several deaths there this year from people falling.very beautiful shot.I was thinking of you last Monday as I walked the ridge of Sandia Peak
Minda
This is really excellent capture sig.
bebert
grandiose
danapommet
Thanks for getting them to line up like that. :>) Great POV and sky. Dana
ia-du-lin
fantastic rock scene, great capture