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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 (35)
glix70
Very nice geometrical capture, I love the mood. Great shot!!! :0)
giubandph
excellent photo !!
photosynthesis
I really like that grid structure & the abstract look of the buildings on the outside - it has a great graphic feel to it. But is that man to the left of the two main figures standing right on the track?
barryjeffer
Excellent shot
rbowen
Fantastic capture and photo!
junge1
@photosynthesis. No, he is standing on the platform!
CarolusB
really excellent!
ontar1
Cool structure, looks quite empty, must be before the rush.
junge1
@ontar1. This station is allegedly Europe's busiest. It handles about 1,800 trains daily, from commuter, regional, inter-city and inter-national trains - but no freight trains at all in the center of the city. About 350,000 people use it daily. I don't know how I was so lucky to catch an empty platform,
jayfar
Nice light and silhouettes Sig.
romangirl
Awesome image!
farmerC
Exellent.
Crudelitas
Wonderful light, love the silhouettes! Great shot!
drifterlee
Love the atmosphere. Cool shot!
emmecielle
Fantastic image, Sig! Great atmosphere and lighting! :)
bazza
Great capture and interesting structure, where are all the people lol.. Hope these two haven't miss the last train!!
sandra46
AMAZING WORK!
flavia49
fantastic picture
tigertim
Cool photo... must be very early... never seen a major station that empty of people!
angora
beautiful!! love that structure & greenish shimmering light!! and the icing on the cake, silhouettes...
Faemike55
WOW! Very impressive capture! I've never seen a station that looked so lonely
RaykesPictures
Great! Really tells a story.
UVDan
A great shot!
starship64 Online Now!
Wonderful shot. You really did a great job capturing a mood.
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful capture; fascinating light
erlandpil
good shot erland
nefertiabet
Wonderful shot, love it!!!
auntietk
Oh yes. "I'm not really a photographer, I just take travel pics!" LOL! This is absolutely brilliant, Sig. The silhouette work, the composition ... everything ... it's fabulous!
JuliSonne
A wonderful capture. Actually I do not like because it has as many new damage the station. I like the old stations that do have the flair of old times. The small fine craft details. Today, everything is just steel, concrete and glass.
spiegel428
Great shot, I like the geometric background.