Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Cumulus Sunday Sailing
A sailboat sails downwind beneath a sky dotted with cumulus clouds over Hoover Reservoir on Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for August 24, 2025.
Night Of Hope Results
A family displayed their awards for completing the 5K run at Night of Hope,
benefiting Westerville Education Challenge’s health programs for students. My Final Photo for August 23, 2025.
Choose Me!
A crowd raises their hands, eager to be picked as the next contestant in a song lyrics game at the DJ booth during Fourth Friday. My Final Photo for August 22, 2025.
Sunflower Pollen Collection
A bee gathers pollen, sprinkling leftover dust onto a sunflower leaf in a planter along State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 21, 2025.
Water Hazard
A dock builder jumps from an anchored dock at Red Bank Marina to a moving one as a crew moves a rebuilt old dock and new ramp across Hoover Reservoir to its home shore. My Final Photo for August 20, 2025.
Soybean Srorm
A late-afternoon thunderstorm moves in from the west toward the soybean fields at Yarnell Farm. My Final Photo for August 19, 2025.
Cutting The Cable
Bolt cutters snip through a section of ATT fiber optic cable that fell across Sunbury Road when a semi-truck dragged the low-hanging cable to the ground. My Final Photo for August 18, 2025.
Skyfall At Sunset
Westerville Jazz Orchestra vocalist Dawn Eller performs the soundtrack for “Skyfall” during the Sunday evening performance of the orchestra at Alum Creek Park. My Final Photo for August 17, 2025.
Heart-Shaped Smile
A smiling, heart-shaped tomato greets a shopper at the High Point Produce Farm’s table at the Saturday Market in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 16, 2025.
Uptown Sunset Glow
Pedestrian and vehicle traffic continues as the setting sun bathes Uptown Westerville’s central business district. My Final Photo for August 15, 2025.
Otterbein’s Bridge Builders
A landscaping crew rebuilds a bridge over a small creek on a path connecting two of Otterbein’s sports fields west of North West Street. My Final Photo for August 14, 2025.
Cleveland Avenue Fire
Firefighting foam used to extinguish a car blaze on Cleveland Avenue flows into the gutter as police and firefighters wait for a wrecker to remove the damaged vehicle. My Final Photo for August 13, 2025.
Campaign Cleanup
A voter adds a campaign sign to a collection of more than 400 gathered for recycling Saturday morning at a home in Annehurst. The signs will be taken to the City Service Department for processing. My Final Photo for November 7, 2025.
Golden Hour at Highlands Wetlands
A woman crosses the bridge at Highlands Wetlands, walking into the late afternoon sun as the cypress trees display their vibrant fall colors.
Sky Show Over Yarnell Farm
A lone starling breaks from the flock silhouetted against storm clouds behind power lines at Yarnell Farm on Wednesday evening. My Final Photo for November 5, 2025.
Practice Session
As the sun sets behind them, members of the Otterbein Marching Band rehearse on the sports field on North West Street. My Final Photo for November 4, 2025.
No Left Turn?
A Westerville police officer directing traffic steps around a car that wanted to turn left onto County Line Road from State Street, ignoring that his vehicle had blocked the left-turn lane while a crew worked to replace and repair the traffic signal system, which was turned off at the busy intersection.
Snapshot of the Season
Best friends pose for a photo taken with a point-and-shoot digital camera by the mother of one of them, framed by the golden colors of fall at the Alum Creek Park North Dam. My Final Photo for November 2, 2025.
Perseverance on Display
Two women sell handmade dolls and decorative trees in the main hallway by the student lockers at Westerville North High School during the Mark Twain Craft Bazaar. Above them, a banner reading “Perseverance,” one of the school’s core values, underscores the spirit behind their craft.