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 (33)
emmecielle
Splendid image and capture! :)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful
mickeyrony
Lesc anciens travaillaient tellement fort et les bêtes aussi lol.Mais bon un souvenir très ancien mon ami ((5++))
crunch01
great light and exposure, very very interesting rustic scene, would make a great print! tnx
Richardphotos
I was thinking the tree has been raising the tongue up.outstanding subject
Faemike55
Very cool machine
drifterlee
Beautiful scenery!!!
sandra46
very interesting
bobrgallegos
Outstanding capture and composition!!
rocdan
FANTASTIC AND VERY IMPRESSIVE CAPTURE EXCELLENT WELL DONE
auntietk
I can barely begin to guess at its purpose. Bet Richard's right about the tongue in the tree. Nicely seen, and a great shot!
bazza
Great looking piece of old machinery, looks in reasonable condition seeing it has been abandoned!! Excellent capture Sig!!
renecyberdoc
cool capture sig.
jayfar
This is a horse drawn grass cutting machine for making hay. Super shot.
bebert
j'ai vu ces machines travailler quand j'étais enfant :)
DamienDevil
Wondeful capture! :-)
farmerC
This is a finger mowing beam, to mow the grass and corn. it is an oldster.
Isabelle711
Most interesting find. :))))) The overgrown field gives so much character to this image. :))))) Truely gorgeous mountains in the background. :)))) Most excellent capture my friend. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
flavia49
outstanding picture
dakotabluemoon
A very cool setting here and wonderful capture.
flaviok Online Now!
How é fantástico meu amigo, aplausos (5)
UteBigSmile Online Now!
Toller, aber auch ein interessanter Schnappschuss!
debbielove
Nature taking back what man once took away... I love shots of abandoned machines.. Nice one Sig.. Rob
Jean_C
An old reaper... Excellent shot!
junge1
Thanks to jayfar, farmerC, and Jean C for explaining what this implement is!
kbrog
Wonderful find and composition for this capture! :)
bakr
so cool +++++5
Leije
Interesting shot of this old reaper !
lyron
Great image!!