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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 (34)
jayfar
A superb landscape shot.
Richardphotos
outstanding landscape Sig and very interesting info
UteBigSmile
A very beautiful & interesting looking capture!
adrie
Such an amazing view and wonderful capture my friend.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Dreamingbee
wonderful view Sig !
drifterlee
Wonderful shot!!!!!!
ia-du-lin
great landscape, nice shot
bobrgallegos
Awesome landscape capture!!
Faemike55
Cool picture. I was trying to figure out what the foremost item was, then I read your notes Cool
bazza
Great shot of this arch bridge and the river Sig it looks wonderful!!
flavia49
wonderful image
jocko500
cool shot
rachris480907
Nice shot and info, Sig!
Isabelle711
Most interesting info of this beautiful area. :)))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Zoom is amazing. :)))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see and have seen my friend. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
auntietk
You make me want to see these places, which is quite an accomplishment, as I've never been all that interested in the past. What a great shot! I want to keep standing there looking at everything.
whaleman
Interesting shot!
renecyberdoc
awesome.
nefertiabet
Wunderbares Foto. Es ist eine sehr schöne Gegend dort!!!
dakotabluemoon
This is a beautiful and supreme shot for sure.
casmindo
What a great shot.. Thanks Sig for sharing
farmerC
Splendid shot.
crunch01
great shot of a way fantastic part of the country!
anahata.c
oh, a wonderful sweep to this shot, and it's wonderful how the background ridges make gentle counterpoint to that ultra straight bridge. You caught the river's curve beautifully, as you did the dark shadow on the left. This kind of shot---with so much going on in it---strikes me as a challenge because there's a lot to manage visually. But it's as if you found just the right place to stand, and, having found it, just shot. Beautiful work, Sig.
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Interessantes Foto.
emmecielle
Fantastic view! Wonderful capture! :)
Ionel
Interesting!
sandra46
fantabulous creation!
starship64
Beautiful shot. I stopped for coffee at that inn once, a few years ago.
rocdan
WONDERFUL CAPTURE GREAT SCENE