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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 (31)
renecyberdoc
i am the first lol.
drifterlee
Excellent character shot!
JuliSonne
Xcellent pic!!
bazza
nice capture looks like two of them may be busy with phones, how did we ever get on without them in the old days..
West_coaster07
Very nice work!!
erlandpil
nice capture erland
farmerC
Shining shot.
jocko500
lovely
jayfar
Lovely candid.
Jean_C
Superb capture!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
emmecielle
Excellent capture! :)
Faemike55
wonderful candid capture Sig
Crudelitas
Really interesting how people behave while waiting. Everyone does what he wants, or whatever is needed. Very nice scene alive!
angora
great capture!!!
Maxidyne
A really good image of everyday life.
THROBBE
Nice street capture!
flavia49
great capture
auntietk
Twenty years ago it would have been books and newspapers. Nothing has changed so much, after all! You have a good eye for this. The three kids, sitting in a rather random way, have reflections that are evenly spaced. It looks like there are three more children sitting on the opposite side, but compared to the man who IS sitting over there, it becomes clear that we're seeing reflections. What a fantastic image!
junge1
Do you notice the ethnic mix? This is a typical cross-section of Australia's population today in the big cities, especially in Sydney and Adelaide, at least what I have seen.
Richardphotos
very candid Sig. yesterday there was a C47 crisscrossing Dallas several times.it was at such a high elevation, I did not get a very good capture even at 270 mm
Isabelle711
Most excellent capture of waiting. :))))) Thank you for sharing my friend. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))))
bobrgallegos
Great candid capture!!!
rocdan
beautiful STILL LIFE MY FRIEND
Feliciti
great moment shot from the mid of life !!
dakotabluemoon
It is a great capture and those sure are some cute children sitting there what dolls they are.
nefertiabet
Ohne Handy geht heute nix mehr :-)
sandra46
OUTSTANDING CAPTURE!!!!
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
flaviok
Magnifica captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)