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 (20)
MagikUnicorn
O M G UNIQUE CAPTURE HERE AND FASCINATING POV :) (Imagine an Earthquake same time you climb this) Ollaaaalalaaa :)
UVDan
I like this. It makes my chest hurt just looking at it.
NefariousDrO
Very cool shot, the POV is captivating, and a bit scary. Looks like it must be a real challenging climb and you really capture that feeling quite well.
renecyberdoc
i would need half a bottle of my aerosol corticoid spray to climb up there.nevertheless awesome.
jayfar
That looks very steep and dangerous, its no wonder they are hanging on!! Super shot and a great POV.
sharky_
You got to be in great shape to get up there and take those pictures. Aloha
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
bebert
IMPRESSIONNANT !!!
farmerC
Splendid.
flavia49
amazing POV!! fabulous photo
UteBigSmile
Boah', wenn ich da hochsteigen müsste, würde mir schwindelig - lach!
drifterlee
Cool shot, but it makes me dizzy!
violet
OMG....I would be week in the knees .....
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE WORK! IT LOOKS STEEEEEP
bobrgallegos
Outstanding POV!! What a steep climb!!
auntietk
I'm out of breath just looking at how steep those stairs are! Still, it's an opportunity not to be missed, so I'd be braving the climb anyway, and taking it slow. What a great shot!
Richardphotos
thanks for sharing your travels Sig and things I probably will never see.
Faemike55
WOW! Impressive POV Sig after all the mountain climbing I did in the last few days, I'm ready to tackle this
danapommet
WOW!! Are those steps as shallow as they look. I love this POV!
cosmo71
this perspective can make you shiver :)