Capitol Lens: Say Cheese

By Douglas Graham

Posted December 9, 2011 at 5:02pm

There’s just something about the Capitol that makes tourists want to leap. Visitors hamming for the camera on the Capitol grounds create great shots like this one on the East Front.

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