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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,
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Comments (37)
Faemike55
this is stunning! lovely colours and textures - Great capture and dedication to Tara
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful!
Minda
This is amazing sig,excellent capture and nice dedi..
midnightmum
Beautiful, I love coral,
clbsmiley
Beautiful!!
flaviok
Uma visão maravilhosa, magnifica meu amigo, aplausos (5)
rocdan
magic shot this one this coral is lovely excellent
bazza
Looks great Sig nice shot and post work (not that I have seen the shot before post work lol)!!
Isabelle711
Truely beautiful. :)))))) This is a most perfect dedi to a friend. :))))) Most excellent capture and work my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
kbrog
Beautiful colors and capture! :)
bebert
superb colors !!
jocko500
wonderful colors here
auntietk
I love this! :) The picture is outstanding, and your postwork is gorgeous! I can easily guess what this looked like before you started, and you've done a great job bringing it back to life. Full marks! You're a fantastic pupil! :)
jayfar
Superb and I like the one eyed monster in blue!!!
virginiese
Very nice undersea capture. Great colors Sig!
angora
most striking, wow!!!
UteBigSmile
Love this capture a lot!
renecyberdoc
wonderful.
Hendesse
Very beautiful colors. Great capture!
nefertiabet
Wow, ganz fantastisches Unterwasser Bild!!!
dakotabluemoon
Wonderful capture of all of this very cool.
flavia49
very beautiful
adrie
Wow what an amazing undersea capture my friend, those corals are so beautiful from colors...love it.
kgb224
Superb capture and post work my friend. God Bless.
dbrv6
Fantastic!
farmerC
Exellent.
drifterlee
Gorgeous undersea shot!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful colors and textures!
emmecielle
Wonderful shot! :)
ia-du-lin
wonderful underwater scene