A visit to Old Town Manassas

by Tony Karp

A panorama of an intersection in Old Town Manassas

Manassas is a town just to the south of us in Northern Virginia. While the downtown area, usually referred to as "Old Town," is fairly small, Manassas covers a large area, including residential areas and shopping malls. The population is so big that Manassas is actually a separate county.

I happened to be in the old town, with time to kill, so I wandered around, using my new Panasonic DMC-ZS40 (overseas it's a TZ60). This is a fun camera, with its tiny size, built-in EVF, and a lens with a 30 to 1 zoom range.

I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

At the historic railway station.

This may look posed, but it isn't. I caught this just as it smiled.

A composition of rails leading off into the distance

If you're wondering what to do next, PULL HERE.

I guess your choice of receptacle depends on which paper you read.

Self portrait in an Amtrak vending machine.

A tall, narrow window in the historic old station.

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This cute little fireplug has a tag telling where to return it
in case it gets lost.

Self portrait in a dirty old shop window.

Three cardinals outside the Vatican, or perhaps some umbrellas on a restaurant terrace.

I wonder what they sell here.

Beautiful old building with a phantom presence over at the right.

Old windows with an interesting red detail

A dramatic view of the old Manassas courthouse.

Black and white study of two steeples.

Cherry blossoms add warmth to a spring day.

House with a pink roof.

Light blue house with a silver roof.

House with an upstairs and a downstairs porch.

Technical note: These pictures were taken with my Panasonic DMC-ZS40 and the seasoning was added with LightZone 3. The panorama was created in Panorama Factory.

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