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 (39)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
jayfar
Very classy and nicely seen!! That is some load on that bike.
aksirp
life is different, well seen and great that you can see both ladies! great shot! 5+
Richardphotos
extremely candid Sig
casmindo
A truism in most every society and you caught it well
icerian
Pleasant scenery. Thanks for sharing.
bebert
nice hair :) very nice capture
rawdodb
Excellent contrasts... Beautiful capture!!
tigertim
Nice candid street capture.. I would add the 'old and the young' to your anecdote!
sandra46
GREAT CANDID CAPTURE
drifterlee
Wonderful contrast and shot!
Maxidyne
Sadly pretty much the same everywhere you go these days to some extent. Great observation on your part Sig and had to smile at the overloaded bike too :)
Trifid
Great shot and reflections!!!
Faemike55
fantastic dichotomy Great capture
whaleman
A good observation and capture!
bazza
Excellent shot Sig!!
lyron
Fantastic picture!!
farmerC
Exellent.
Dreamingbee
good eye Sig ;) and so interesting photo !!! have a good time hugs heike
UteBigSmile
Irgndwie möchte ich da auch mal hin, wenn der lange Flug nicht wäre, mal eine komplett andere Zivilisation kennenzulernen - Schönes Foto Siggi!
Hendesse
Excellent shot, fantastic perspective!
Minda
this is stunning shot and excellent observation sig.
VDH
Excellent shot!
virginiese Online Now!
Interesting contrast between the two women. Great capture of the scene
emmecielle
Very interesting image! Wonderful capture! :)
AidanaWillowRaven
The skill involved in pedaling one of those bikes ...
flavia49
fantastic capture
bobrgallegos
Wonderful candid capture of old and new!!
Silkylady
This is unusual, very colorful, interesting, beautiful and unique Sweetie. An outstanding capture. This turned out great. The lighting is perfect. I love simple and sweet. Amazing colors here. Really farout image. Huggs... Silkylady...
starship64
Great shot. So much fantastic detail there.