Coming back to my base in Carcassonne after a long day of exploring Cathar castles—more on this later—I took my gear out on the old bridge after dark. Photographing back at the the old city of Carcassonne, the well-lit ramparts contrast in a visually odd way with the modern buildings and pollarded trees below the fortifications.
![Carcassonne at Night © Harold Davis](https://www.digitalfieldguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Carcassone-at-Night.jpg)