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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 (28)
bmac62
Not the Arizona I've ever seen! When someone says, "Black as night", this would be a great example. Well seen and captured Sig.
jocko500
cool looking
bobrgallegos
Very cool capture!! Wonderful wild clouds and sky!!
MagikUnicorn
Lovely white sky
jayfar
A beautiful but threatening sky.
adrie
Very beautiful capture of this dark looking sky.
Rainastorm
Phenominal clouds WOW! lol I love clouds...they are a constand awesomeness for photo opps! lol
Dreamingbee
wow - very moody - great shot !
bazza
Does look rather threatening Sig, Nice capture!
emmecielle
Wonderful capture! great mood! :)
drifterlee
Very nice shot!
Feliciti
looks dramatic but beautiful too !!
auntietk
What an amazing sky! I love the light and shadows, and the mountains ... wow! Excellent image. I'm glad to see this. You didn't give me a weather report yesterday! LOL!
flavia49
fantastic panorama!!
sharky_
I like your POV...It shows the power of the storm and the gentle heavenly blue at the same time. Nice shot. Aloha
Isabelle711
Excellent POV and capture. :)))))) Is that snow on the mountain? Most wonderful image my friens. :)))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
renecyberdoc
impressive clouds.
fallen21
Amazing capture!
debbielove
Great, very threatening looking clouds! Not the Arizona I know, but still I bet it was a relief! lol Great looking shot.. Thanks for the mails by the way.. :-) Rob
farmerC
Shining shot.
Richardphotos
impressive sky shot
sandra46
VERY BEAUTIFUL SHOT! GREAT IMAGE!
dragonmuse
Powerful image,, nice capture.
Minda
Beautiful capture sig i really like it..
carlx
Amazing clouds, mood and capture, Sig!!!
bebert
SUPERB capture
danapommet
Wonderful capture of these nasty clouds but I also like the lighting contrast on the two sets of mountains.