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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 (32)
jayfar
Lovely light and cloud formations.
bebert
superb capture !! impressionnant !!
fallen21
Stunning capture!
bazza
Cool shot of the clouds from a Qantas plane Sig..
ia-du-lin
great cloud formations, Happy new year!
kgb224
Amazing sight and capture my friend. Happy New year to you and your loved ones. God Bless.
Feliciti
looks wonderful like such views !! all the best wishes for the new year to you too !!
renecyberdoc
hi sig happy new year.
debbielove
Wow! An impressive shot indeed! These either work REALLY well, or tuirn out rubbish! lol This one worked really well.. Good shot Sig. Happy New Year to you. Rob
drifterlee
Wow! Awesome shot!
West_coaster07
Stunning Sig!!
jophoto
A woneerful image to play with in PS! Very exciting!
Faemike55
Very lovely view, Sig thanks for sharing this
nefertiabet
Wow, tolles Bild mit den Wolken. Happy New Year Sig.
Minda
This is amazing shot sig...Great to see u again...hows ur vacation??..Happy new year...:)
flavia49
breathtaking!!
emmecielle
Fantastic capture, Sig! Happy 2012 to you and yor loved ones! :)
farmerC
Splendid Shot. I wish you creative 2012
blondeblurr
Breathtakingly beautiful cloud-formations - from a different height and the usual angle - and somebody might be suffering from jet-lag - somewhere! back on Terra Firma 'einen guten Rutsch in's Neue Jahr ~2012~ BB
auntietk
Oh gosh ... I just love the light in this shot. Beautiful clouds, floating along, minding their own business. Outstanding image! I'll look forward to hearing all about your trip once you've recovered from jet lag! :) Welcome home!
bmac62
What a shot Sig...love the light. What does Quantas fly on this long non-stop flight...Airbus or a Boeing 777?
ArtistKimberly
Beautiful Image,
casmindo
Nice shot
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture Sig!!!! Great light and POV!!!
junge1
This is one of several shots I took and it was the best one of the bunch. All were taken through glass that wasn't perfectly clean, against the light with some reflections, but the cloud formations were typically tropical and I couldn't resist taken the pictures and posting one. Happy New Year to all!!!
marybelgium
superbe !
mariogiannecchini
Great cloud formations! Happy new year!
dragonmuse
wonderful capture :)
sandra46
MARVELOUS SKY
ysvry
wow fantastic foto.