very striking colour and contrast - a fascinating image that is very well executed indeed.

Stunning image Ronnie! Very well composed, sharp and the color is rich and true. Very well done!

Good balance and contrast well set up with him looking out across the battlefields.

Hello Ron.....If the statue has only one arm it could be General Stannard.....You have captured in this picture with a feeling of calmness and I also like the way you were able to use most of the blue sky as a backdrop which helps to make the statue really standout...Well done.....All the best...Mick.

Really great composition! Very nice colors/contrast/sharpness... Outstanding picture, nice work!

While this comment comes 17 years later, it may enlighten a new viewer. Known as the "Savior of Little Round Top", the portrait statue of General Gouverneur K. Warren was dedicated on August 8, 1888 and was the first statue to a New York commander at Gettysburg. The General is standing atop the boulder from which he noticed the Confederate advance on July 2nd. At the time, Little Round Top had been left almost completely unoccupied with the exception of a few signalmen who were preparing to leave. Recognizing the importance of the hill, General Warren instructed the signalmen to remain to give the impression of occupation while he sent aides off to secure immediate reinforcement. This prompt action allowed the hill to remain in Union hands, and turned back an attempt by the Confederates to get behind the Union troops and roll up their line. The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, fought its most famous engagement there, culminating in a dramatic downhill bayonet charge. The battle at Little Round Top subsequently became one of the most well-known actions at Gettysburg, and of the entire war.

-nik