Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Creekside Class
An Otterbein University science class stands on the banks of Alum Creek after a lesson in the ecology of the stream that runs through Westerville. My Final Photo for August 27, 2024.
Summer Graduation Congratulations
Westerville Central summer graduate Kyon Hayman looks over his graduation certificate as his mother, Cierra Knight, grasps his hand after he received it in ceremonies at the Westerville School Board meeting Monday night. My Final Photo for August 26, 2024.
Instructions for the Night
A couple settles into their folding lawn chairs following instructions from the New Wave Nation performing at the Alum Creek Amphitheater Sunday night. My Final Photo for August 25, 2024.
Starting Something
Nurse Nee Nee of Good Medicine Productions pretends to be the starter for the mile run at Saturday’s Night of Hope fundraiser for the Westerville Education Challenge at Westerville North. My Final Photo for August 24, 2024.
Art On A Side Street
A toddler hands her mother the chalk after finishing her street art on East Park Street in an extension of Arts Alley on Fourth Friday. My Final Photo for August 23, 2024.
Laid Back Umpire
The volunteer umpire for an afternoon WYBSL scrimmage game leans against the backstop as the catcher chases a wild pitch at Huber Village Park. My Final Photo for August 22, 2024.
Quilted Musical Memories
Gary Puckett displays a guitar head quilt given to him by one of his students, marking their time together. My Final Photo for August 21, 2024.
Wetland’s Afternoon
A cool breeze blows clouds over Highlands Park wetlands where summer’s growth of water lilies begins to brown and fall’s splash of color begins. My Final Photo for August 20, 2024.
Field Trip
A field of soybeans rushes by on a fast golf cart trip through the Yarnell Farm fields late in the afternoon as late summer clouds darken the horizon. My Final Photo for August 19, 2024.
Majestic Williams Concert
Clouds seemingly inspired by the majesty of composer John Williams’s music move across the horizon as the Westerville Symphony performs a selection of Williams’s music in the Alum Creek Amphitheater as part of the Sunday Concert Series. My Final Photo for August 18, 2024.
Holy Smoke
Light filters through smoke from four grills cooking for the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church annual picnic in the church’s parking lot on North State Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for August 17, 2024.
Music To Read By
A man enjoys an iced tea and his book while listening to music during open mike night at Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 16, 2024.
Uptown’s Icicles
Icicles hanging from a chair in the foreground appear to loom large over the Holmes Hotel in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2025.
Searching For Open Water
A lone seagull searches for open water where the rest of its flock has gathered in a small, unfrozen section of Hoover Reservoir near the Walnut Street boat ramp. My Final Photo for February 17, 2025.
Alum Creek Park Winter
The roadway in Alum Creek Park North near the dam is blanketed in snow and devoid of cars and anglers after an overnight storm brought several inches of snow to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 16, 2025.
Heron Hunting
A blue heron glides across the fog-shrouded surface of Hoover Reservoir, passing its distant relatives—mallards and seagulls—as it searches for a better fishing spot. My Final Photo for February 15, 2025.
A Gift Of Rose Petals
A group of Olentangy High School students, celebrating the birthday of the third student from the left, toss rose petals—a gift from Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown—to enhance their special day as they tour Uptown in search of the most photogenic spot. My Final Photo for February 14, 2025.
Seeing the Snow Moon
The waning Snow Moon briefly emerges from behind fast-moving clouds on its first night after Thursday’s afternoon full moon, which had been obscured by cloud cover in the western sky after sunset. My Final Photo for February 13, 2025.
Their Presence Not Required
Westerville firefighters walk through the rain back to their truck after a brief run to what was discovered to be a minor fire in a dryer duct. My Final Photo for February 12, 2025.