Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Retrieval Leap
A man leaps over the chain-link fence at the top of Hoover Dam after failing to find the Bluetooth earbud that fell from his ear as he ran across the dam. My Final Photo for Sept. 5, 2020.
Blacktopping The Bike Path
A worker sprays blacktop seal on the section of the bike path between Alum Creek and Otterbein Lake as he moves toward finishing the day on the path near I-270. My Final Photo for Sept. 4, 2020.
State And Main Crosswalks Complete
Traffic at State and Main is now open after contractors completed the installation of brick crosswalks in the intersection. My Final Photo for Sept. 3, 2020.
Fishing Hoover On Hump Day
A fisherman rests in a comfortable chair beneath a summer sky on the shoreline of Hoover Reservoir hoping for a little luck at the waters off Red Bank Park. My Final Photo for Sept. 2, 2020.
Foggy Farm Morning
A morning fog settles over the Yarnell Farm in Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 1, 2020.
Medical Office Steel
A set of steel struts are lifted to the second floor of the new COPC office building under construction behind the company’s two other buildings on Africa Road. My Final Photo for Aug. 31, 2020.
Sunset To Make You Pause
Two men pause during their walk atop the Alum Creek Dam to photograph the sunset across the lake using their phones. My Final Photo for Aug. 30, 2020.
Posing With An Octopus
Kite flyers pause in their afternoon fun to lower an octopus kite to the ground and take a photo of a family who stopped to watch their fun at the sports complex on Cleveland Ave. My Final Photo for Aug. 29, 2020.
Clearing Storm Damage
A teenager uses his family’s ax to chop up sections of the silver maple tree that fell in their back yard and neighbors smashing a chain-link fence with little damage to other structures. My Final Photo for August 28, 2020.
Socially Distanced Baseball
A youth baseball team sits on an improvised socially distanced bench at one of the fields at Huber Village Park. My Final Photo for Aug. 27, 2020.
Sharon Woods Songsters
A trio of musicians gather at Sharon Woods Wednesday morning to share songs, stories, and friendship in the shade of oak trees before the day becomes too hot to enjoy. My Final Photo for Aug. 26, 2020.
Uptown Donut Removal
A worker clears debris around the concrete, asphalt, and steel donut removed from a manhole cover at State and Main where an upgraded cover will be installed after State Street was rebuilt. My Final Photo for Aug. 25, 2020.
Winter Blue Heron
A Great Blue Heron sits on the naked branch of a cypress tree at the wetlands at Highland Park. My Final Photo for January 18, 2023.
Schrock Lake Winter Sunset
Barren branches hang over Schrock Lake at Sharon Woods Park where the sunset is reflected in the slightly rippled waters of the lake. My Final Photo for January 17, 2023.
Braun Farm Barn Panorama
The interior of the barn at the Braun Farm is shown in this 360-degree stitched panorama photo. My Final Photo for January 16, 2023.
Overnight Ice On Hoover
Thickening ice covers the western shoreline of Hoover Reservoir after overnight temperatures fell into the teens. My final Photo for January 15, 2023.
Winter Hike Warmup
Families gather around a fire and drink hot chocolate after finishing the Winter Hike in Sharon Woods Metro Park Saturday. My Final Photo for January 14, 2023.
Towers Tree Toppled
A tree removal crew works to remove a large maple tree with its rotten roots exposed near Towers Hall on Otterbein University after it fell during storms the previous day. My Final Photo for January 13, 2023.
Edge Adventure Choices
A mother and daughter select ideas for Westerville’s Edge Adventure Park during the first public planning meeting about building the new park in a deep ravine along Alum Creek. My Final Photo for January 12, 2023.