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 (36)
Faemike55
a new perspective of the game, though not quite like some others I've seen Cool capture
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
jayfar
A lot of thought going on here and by the look of the man on the right its a standoff!!
rocdan
wonderful capture ,great scene
drifterlee
Cool chess set. Looks like fun!
bazza
That's certainly a big challenge for them.. I'd love to have chess pieces this big so cool!!
bmac62
Looks like a fairly even match. I can play but am not real good at thinking multiple moves ahead:)
farmerC
Fantastic.
bebert
en même temps, ils font de la musculation :) At the same time, they lift weights :) belle photo
emmecielle
Fantastic image! Excellent capture! :)
auntietk
I suck at chess. I'm always looking for patterns in the pieces, rather than strategy moves. I want that piece over there to be over here because the board would look so much better that way! LOL! Maybe I should stick to taking pictures. :)
West_coaster07
Very interesting capture seeing both the traditional sit down game as well as this large standup version both being played within the image!! Nicely done!
Maxidyne
The nearest I get is playing chess on my laptop but this looks so much more fun. Thanks for posting.
sandra46
EXCELLENT SHOT!!!!
Minda
wow! what a Big chess...:)..excellent capture sig..
junge1
I don't even know how to play. My dad wanted me to learn it but I wasn't interested!
junge1
It is interesting to read into the postures of the players. The guy on the right seems to say 'lets see what you can do next' and has a challenging posture. The guy on the left is looking relaxed and doesn't seem to worry, just contemplating his next move.
Richardphotos
the loser carries the game home with a small pickup.very interesting
jocko500
they look like they thinking hard. cool shot of the big chess
bimm3d
i love chess!! amazing image!!
sharky_
Big game! Aloha
renecyberdoc
very fine capture sig.
nefertiabet
Nice shot!!!
dakotabluemoon
OMG this is so cool love the pic of this.
debbielove
Ha!... Well, this caught me off guard Sig!! I expected a couple of elderly guys playing Chess on a table ...in a park yes but still.. But this! Never! lol Great shot.. Well ....erm... caught! lol Rob
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
psyoshida
What a great place! I don't play chess but this looks like fun. Great shot.
flavia49
fantastic!!!
bobrgallegos
The guy on the right looks like he's daring the other guy to make a move. LOL!! Super capture!!!
dragonmuse
Have not seen this done since my childhood.. very cool :)