Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Dam Fine Fishing
Sam Eckard casts his bait from atop the Alum Creek low-head dam into the pool of water below hoping his luck is better than what he had on the shoreline. My Final Photo for May 31, 2024.
Bye Bye Hand Signals
The music director for the Westerville Civic Theater’s production of Bye Bye Birdie uses expressive hand gestures to instruct the cast during rehearsals Thursday night at the community center. My Final Photo for May 30, 2024.
Afternoon Storm Slides By
A lifeguard at Highlands Pool watches over his charges at the water slide as an afternoon storm slides past Westerville. My Final Photo for May 29, 2024.
Storm On the Horizon
A lone sailboat runs against the wind on Hoover Reservoir late in the afternoon with the threat of heavy storms on the horizon. My Final Photo for May 28, 2024.
Field of Heroes Folds
Volunteers perform the proper 13-fold of flags removed from the Westerville Field of Heroes by the people who purchased them in honor of family and friends in the military. My Final Photo for May 27, 2024.
Family’s Remembrance At Field Of Heroes
A family poses for a group photo at the flag dedicated at Field of Heroes in Westerville dedicated to the man who is the family’s father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. My Final Photo for May 26, 2024.
Perfect Fishing Spot
A young fisherman wades into the slow waters of Alum Creek just downstream from the Main Street Bridge to find the perfect placement for his bait as he and his friends on shore enjoy the warm afternoon. My Final Photo for May 25, 2024.
Foggy Field of Heroes
A family walks in a light fog through the more than 3,000 flags displayed at Field of Heroes in Westerville for Memorial Day weekend. My Final Photo for May 24, 2024.
Grad Happy
Westerville South graduates Melaina Randall, left, and Sophia Parimuha pose for photos in front of the 2024 display at city hall. My Final Photo for May 23, 2024.
Easy Wednesday Afternoon
Russ Pederson enjoys a cigar, a book, the shade, and his hammock in the solitude of a corner of Alum Creek Park North away from the playground and fields and close to the rushing waters of the dam. My Final Photo for May 22, 2024.
Night Moves
Dancers practice routines on the empty amphitheater stage at Alum Creek Park North just before the sky goes completely dark at night. My Final Photo for May 21, 2024.
First Cut Complete
The last round hay bales harvested from the Otterbein field on Cooper Road is loaded onto a trailer to be put in barn storage for feeding cattle. My Final Photo for May 20, 2024.

Staying Home For The Day
My closest friends today were Sprite, Gatorade, and a red barf bowl as I fought my way through a severe case of food poisoning that gave me the opportunity to answer the question, “What would I do if I couldn’t leave the house to make My Final Photo. My Final Photo for November 12, 2024.

Quiet Memorial
A US Navy Seabee pauses at the flagpoles and wreaths after ceremonies marking Veterans Day at the Westerville Veterans Memorial. My Final Photo for November 11, 2024.

The Chosen
A young musician selects his new trombone from the almost 500 instruments offered at Uptown Music & Arts annual sale this weekend. My Final Photo for November 10, 2024.

Family Assistance
Father and son assist each other in clearing debris from the son’s lure that retrieved a branch from the waters below the dam at Alum Creek North. My Final Photo for November 9, 20-24.

Girl Dad Uptown
A father matching the meme “Tell me you’re a girl dad without telling me you’re a girl dad” walks across State Street on his way to Cardinal Pizza with his family. My Final Photo for November 8, 2024.

Finishing The Fencing
Workers install the final sections of the security fencing around Highlands Pool, completing the installation that began in May and was suspended during the summer. My Final Photo for November 7, 2024.

Accidental Memory
The metal plates, pins, and screws that rebuilt his knee are shown on a phone held next to the surgery scar and exit wound from an accidental shooting. My Final Photo for November 6, 2024.