These walls, tinged with the pink of a rising sun, went up in the 12th century, and they are still there to remind visitors of Rabat's colorful history. Morocco's second largest city, Rabat is the country's political and financial capital. I photographed this scene just after dawn, in very low light and with a very long lens (748mm). I used ISO400, which produced a bit of electronic noise which works to my advantage. It gives a texture and a painterly quality to the image, intensifying the mood and atmosphere of the shot.