Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Commentary With Objects
Westerville Kenneth Wright offers comments after placing miniature houses on his desk at the city council meeting, where he has been a proponent for affordable housing in the city. My Final Photo for November 5, 2024.
Colorful Heritage Trail
A runner on the trail through the back half of Heritage Park passes a maple tree dressed in fall colors. My Final Photo for November 4, 2024.
Hoover Sunset Fishing
A fisherman stands in the cool shadows of Hoover Reservoir as the setting sun casts its golden light across the empty docks and eastern shore. My Final Photo for November 3, 2024.
Sketching Uptown With Photographs
Westerville artist Dennis Rano stands under a ginkgo tree on South State Street for a series of photographs from various angles that he said would be part of a future body of work featuring Uptown. My Final Photo for Nov. 2, 2024.
The Replacements
American Electric Power linemen switch electrical cables onto a replacement power pole on 3C Highway just north of Maxtown Road in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for November 12, 2024.
Feeding It To The Hogs
Pete Carmona, left, and Chris Smiley toss pumpkin remainders from the Scout Troop 84 Pumpkin Patch at the Masonic Hall into shipping cages where they will end up on a pig farm as fodder for a porcine dinner. My Final Photo for October 31, 2024.
Empty Hook
A fisherman retrieves his empty hook for rebaiting while fishing below the low-head dam at Alum Creek Park North Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 30, 2024.
Pie Face Scrunch
An Otterbein student scrunches her face just before getting a paper plate of whipped cream from a donor who made a cash contribution to Children’s Hospital as part of the Otterthon Trunk or Treat event on campus Tuesday evening. My Final Photo for October 29, 2024.
Sparkling Water Fishing
Two fishermen sit on the spit of land that once was Walnut Street, now uncovered by low water levels in Hoover Reservoir, as a third angler configures his lures from a boat. My Final Photo for October 28, 2024.
Sunrise Over Highlands Fields
Sunrise brightens the morning across the fields at Highlands Park and the surrounding neighborhood with Hoover Reservoir as a backdrop. My Final Photo for October 27, 2024.
Alum Creek Golden Sunset
The setting sun throws its golden light through the twin maple trees growing on the bank of Alum Creek below the spillway in the park on West Main Street. My Final Photo for October 26, 2024.
Maximum Maxtown View
Roofers lay new asphalt shingles on the steep incline over the Kroger store on Maxtown Road. My Final Photo for October 25, 2024.
Front Row Seats
Five-year-old Sam sorts through the baseball cards his father bought for him and his two older brothers while helping them sort cards at the front window seats of Old Bag o’ Nails in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 15, 2025.
Cooler Dilemma
Before moving the new beer cooler into DeCarlo’s Pizza, a worker visually inspects the door dimensions and determines it will fit but requires help due to its bulk. My Final Photo for March 15, 2025.
Dragon Stare
A bearded dragon stares at the camera approaching it as it rests on its travel bag at Old Skool Skateshop in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for March 13, 2025.
Armored Uptown
An armored personnel carrier is transported through Uptown Westerville, its destination and mission unknown. My Final Photo for March 12, 2025.
Patio Icons Return
With a warm week ahead and a growing demand for outdoor dining, Jimmy V’s in Uptown Westerville on Tuesday welcomed back the iconic red umbrellas. My Final Photo for March 11, 2025.
Pickup Match Water Break
A soccer player takes a water break before returning to a pickup match with friends while some of his family members practice with their team in the background. My Final Photo for March 10, 2025.
Calm Sunday On Hoover
Still waters and clear skies at Hoover Reservoir completed the weekend. My Final Photo for March 9, 2025.