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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)
ronmolina
Beautiful!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Faemike55
fantastic and beautiful capture Sig!
sikor
nice tone and light
Cyve
Wonderful capture !
hansmar
Great photo! Superb colours
UVDan
Postcard perfect!!
jayfar
This is a really lovely image complete with a head which is the island on the left!! Superb lighting Sig.
Minda
Hi sig...This is amazing photo and excellent capture.
Rainastorm
It sure looks like a natural wonder, beautiful capture!
flavia49
fabulous image
Richardphotos
this is so beautiful Sig. I love it
photosynthesis
Beautiful light & composition...
jocko500
wonderful shot
whaleman
Very nice morning shot!
UteBigSmile
Einen tollen Schnappschuss hast du hier gemacht!
ia-du-lin
beautiful shot, great color tones.
dakotabluemoon
Wow dude this is a magnificent capture.
debbielove
A very beautiful shot Sig, the colours are outstanding indeed! Well taken mate! Rob
farmerC
Exellent shot.
flaviok
Fascinante, excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
ontar1
A very beautiful scene, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!
MagikUnicorn
Beauty
sandra46
SPECTACULAR WORK
bobrgallegos
A most beautiful capture of an area I would love to visit someday!!
starship64
What a gorgeous shot!
brewgirlca
The goldenhour lighting does not get any better than this! I like how the sun is positioned off to the right and the backlighting has given you a perfect mirror on the water.
auntietk
Such a gorgeous place, and your photograph is superb! I love the muted colors and the lovely mood.
icerian
Outstanding! I like this scenery.
tigertim
A superb place to visit.. it's on my wishlist. In the meantime it is photo's like yours that remind me of why I want to go there someday!!.. a fabulous shot!