I was preparing a set of my Scotland photos to transfer to my Xoom Tablet (my digital portfolio) and enjoying them so much (long with the memories of the trip, of course) that I just have to take my Scenery for Saturday back to the Hebrides. This is North Uist, near the ruin of a medieval monastery known locally as Carinish Castle, on a hill overlooking the hamlet (behind me) and the outer islands of the Hebrides.

I am always attracted to the rusted implements of agriculture in hard soil. Where I grew up in upstate New York, they were common in the fields…not worth the effort to drag them back to the bark after their final breakdown. Now days, of course, antique dealers have dragged them to their barns, and sold them as lawn ornaments to suburban housewives. This scene takes me back in more ways than one.

Sony H50 at 28mm equivalent field of view, f5.6 @ 1/250th @ ISO 125. Programmed auto.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity and clarity.