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 (37)
ragouc
Good POV. Very nice place.
adrie
Awesome photoshot my friend, it has to be a beautiful place.
Faemike55
Very beautiful shot love the POV
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful !
moochagoo
Excellent picture and POV with those three statues.
bebert
very nice POV
dbrv6
Most excellent subject and pov
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
rocdan
great camera work and shot
drifterlee
Those ruins are really detailed. Great shot!
Minda
like the way you captured this sig..beautiful.
StudioTjeerd
Great seethrough!
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE IMAGE!TERRIFIC POV!
Cyve
Very great capture my friend and wonderful image !!!
MarciaGomes
Fantástica foto a arquitetura é impressionante é um belo lugar para visitar.+++++++5
auntietk
I'm really loving this place! If you've got more from here, I'm VERY interested in seeing them. This peek shot is so tantalizing ... outstanding image!
flavia49
Stupendous POV!! extraodinary photo!!
jocko500
super cool shot
UVDan
Very interesting. Some of those carvings look pretty crisp. Nice shot.
Chipka
This image is all about the details and WOW! What details! I love the shapes, the colors, the mood...everything is so crisp and clear and intense. Brilliantly seen and I love the composition.
renecyberdoc
fantastic viewing angle.
whaleman
Very interesting shot!
nikolais
one of those pics that draw you in! have a great year!
lyron
Fabulous capture. Well done!!!
farmerC
Exellent shot.
dakotabluemoon
Wow unbelievable art here.
fallen21
Superb capture!
nefertiabet
Wonderful capture my friend!!!
Richardphotos
this is very interesting. I think a week here would not be long enough to fully capture the essence
UteBigSmile
Ein traumhafter Schnappschuss!