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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 (33)
virginiese
great atmopshere and nice capture Sig !
jocko500
love the lighting here. wonderful shot
kbrog
Wonderful capture! :)
farmerC
Shining shot.
emmecielle
Wonderful atmosphere and colours! Great capture! :)
jayfar
Lovely shot Sig.
Hendesse
Fantastic POV. Great shot!
Leije
Nice light in this shot !
auntietk
I like this "sneaking around in the bushes" pov. It makes me feel like I've just discovered this place, and am approaching with caution. Nicely done!
vis151
Awesome! Do you ever shoot IR?
alessimarco
~Beautiful capture!~
bazza
Cool bells Nice capture Sig..
flavia49
gorgeous capture
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE!
rocdan
SUPERB CAPTURE I OFFEN SEEN THIS IN OTHER PHOTO,S BUT NOT AS GOOD AS YOURS WELL DONE GREAT INFO TO
kftate
Beautiful! Excellent done!
Crudelitas
Wow! This really is a fabulous photo. Photographed by the vegetation, it seems as if you come across an unexpected treasure!
Faemike55
Very nice capture and a touch of history
drifterlee
Really pretty shot!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Ionel
Nice view, Sig!
bebert
superb POV
bmac62
Fine photo Sig...very creative POV.
renecyberdoc
long live the Alamo lol.
carlx
Great capture and mood!!!
Maxidyne
Very impressive shot Sig!
dakotabluemoon
I love this shot most awesome dude.
bobrgallegos
Wonderful Southwestern architecture and a outstandindg capture!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful atmosphere and colours! Beautiful shot !
angora
love this type of architecture! wonderful shot!!!