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,
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Comments (19)
Faemike55
Great capture of the effect of wind - temperature - rain.
renecyberdoc
or the nuclear fallout hehehehehe.
Madbat
Yeah that does sound less than pleasant.
starship64
I don't blame them one bit. Nice capture!
giulband
Very interesting scene composition !!!
SunriseGirl
I can see why they would hurry back to the car...personally I probably would have skipped getting out in the first place. Biking in the wind is something I get to do here in the Netherlands. It always seems like I have to bike against the wind no matter which direction I go. Sometimes I wish I had a car so I could hide inside away from the wind and blowing rain. But, I am really happy I can still manage to ride my bike no matter if it is windy. Great image!
junge1
@Sunrisegirl: I know exactly what you are talking about riding bike. When I used to ride bike in Germany, and bike riding was the best way to get around, the wind always came from the front. Going to work in the morning, against the wind, returning in the evening, against the wind. BTW, I did not see any bike riders here.
UteBigSmile
Toll, was du hier wieder vor die Linse bekommen hast lieber Siggi!
farmerC
Shining shot.
soffy
Excellent capture and impressive place***
ontar1
Doesn't sound nice out, great capture!
durleybeachbum
Woo! Looks extremely unpleasant!
virginiese
great capture Sig !
photosynthesis
If they were wearing helmets & suits, this could be a sci-fi landscape on another world...
Juliette.Gribnau
your capture is so good that I can feel it
auntietk
There's something about that place that feels unfinished and raw, isn't there? What an amazing thing it is to be able to get so close to a glacier.
Richardphotos
wind is always my enemy for sinus issues. great capture
flavia49
cool capture
MrsRatbag
That does sound uncomfortable! Hard to take photographs with a sideways driving rain!