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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 (39)
rainbows
Beautiful capture, Sig. Marvelous work. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
bazza
There is indeed much beauty under the water as well as on land, Nice capture Sig!
nefertiabet
Tolle Unterwasser Aufnahme!!!
angora
fantastic!!! THX for showing :-D
Feliciti
wonderful this lighting , structures and colors !!
erlandpil
Beautiful capture erland
dakotabluemoon
Wow awesome stuff.
flaviok
Fascinante e impressionante captura meu amigo, excelente, aplausos 95)
thecytron
Stunning colors and textures!
Faemike55
Very cool capture
debbielove
Brilliant shot and totally beautiful.. Such fine colours as well.. Well taken Sig :-) Rob
dbrv6
Great capture. Always enjoy looking at coral formations
adrie
Another fantastic capture my friend, love it.
flavia49
fantastic image
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend. God Bless.
jayfar
This is what you might call a 'coralation' Lol. Super undersea shot.
Leije
Beautiful undersea shot !
photosynthesis
Fascinating convoluted shapes & nice lighting...
auntietk
Like an underwater flower garden. They're all corals, just like they're all flowers, but the variety seems endless!
Richardphotos
impressive beauty
farmerC
Fantastic done.
drifterlee
Stunning shot!
bmac62
Think some of that is called "brain coral". I recall this from my early scuba diving experiences 1956-1958 off the Florida Keys. Well done Sig.
Flint_Hawk
A beautiful world!
bobrgallegos
Wow, what wonderful colors and textures!!
emmecielle
Splendid details and colours! Wonderful capture! :)
ia-du-lin
great colors, beautiful shot
rocdan
AWESOME STILL LIFE WELL DONE
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
npauling
A splendid image with the coral and the wonderful clarity of the water. Excellent capture.