Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Hay Field Morning Sun
The morning sun casts shadows across the small pond, hayfield, and round bales on a section of the Sharp Farm on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Sept. 30, 2021.
Raking At The End Of The Day
Duane Yarnell rakes hay on the lower section of the small field behind his barn and across the creek from a field of corn. My Final Photo for Sept. 29, 2021.
Mason’s Mortar Mess
A brick mason replaces old brick and tuck-points the mortar joints between others to refresh the exterior of a section of the Graeter's Ice Cream store in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 28, 2021.
Blue-Gloved Baiter
A woman wears plastic gloves to keep from touching the worms she's using for bait while fishing at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept. 27, 2021.
Celebrating Oromia Irreecha
Three Oromia women wearing chelie beadwork pose for a photo with their family during the group's celebration of Irreecha, a tradition marking the end of the rainy season for the regional state in Ethiopia. My Final Photo for Sept. 26, 2021.
Arbor Fest Feat
A young girl pulls herself 40-feet into the canopy of a tree at the corner of Alum Creek Par5k during Arbor Fest, an annual city event to raise awareness of the benefits of forest and prairie maintenance. My Final Photo for Sept. 25, 2021.
Field Corn Drying For Harvest
Rows of field corn begin to dry after a strong growing season in fields along Africa Road across from the Yarnell Farm barns. My Final Photo for Sept. 24, 2021.
Goldenrod And Storm Clouds
Goldenrod bursts into color under storm clouds blowing over the prairie at the edge of the Edward S. Thomas Nature Preserve in Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 23, 2021.
Goldfish Fishing
A great egret feasts on an abandoned goldfish pulled from the waters of the wetlands at Highlands during a break in Tuesday's rain. My Final Photo for Sept. 22, 2021.
Electric Underground
A city electric worker removes the canvas bird used to pull a cable through recently laid conduit that will hold new three-phase wire going to the upgraded power sub-station off Collegeview. My Final Photo for Sept. 21, 2021.
Soybean Season
Soybeans on the Braun Farm property are slowly drying out readying themselves for harvest this fall. My Final Photo for Sept. 20, 2021.
Center Field Seats
A set of parents watch a softball game at Highlands from reserved seats in the shadow of a maple tree at center field. My Final Photo for Sept. 19, 2021.
Braun Farm Morning
The morning sun breaks over the roofline of the Braun Farm farmhouse where the front yard bears the mark of excavator tracks as the house and barn are prepared for demolition. My Final Photo for April 3, 2023.
Spring Cleaning
Volunteers clear weeds and overgrown grass from around the infield at the St. Paul baseball fields in preparation for the start of the season. My Final Photo for April 2, 2023.
ONPA Convention Panel
Ohio News Photographers Association President Andrew Dolph, left, listens as convention speakers, from left, Pulitzer Prize winner Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times, Cara Owsley of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Cleveland portrait photographer Angelo Merendino answer questions during an afternoon panel discussion on topics ranging from photojournalist trauma and PTSD to what type of gear to use. My Final Photo for April 1, 2023.
In The Front Window
Firefighters guide a hose through the front window of a house In Huber Ridge that was heavily damaged by fire requiring assistance for Westerville by four other departments. My Final Photo for March 31, 2023.
Creekside Cleaning
Volunteers and Otterbein University students clear invasive honeysuckle plants growing along the shoreline above and below the low-head dam in Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 30, 2023.
The Finishing Stage
A worker checks alignment on one of the last sections of flooring installed in the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University completing repairs to the water-damaged structure before it gets a final coat of paint. My Final Photo for March 29, 2023.
Gone Fishing
A young fisherman’s bicycle lies in the grass near the Alum Creek dam where he and a friend dropped their bikes, donned wading boots, and traveled into the waters of the dam for an afternoon of testing their skill and luck in the high waters of the creek. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.