Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
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.
In the Hot Seat In the Outfield
A youth baseball fan partially shields himself from the full sun from his seat behind the left field fence during a rain-delayed makeup game for WYBSL at Huber Ridge Park. My Final Photo for May 19, 2024.
An Ohio Strawberry
A farmer holds a four-inch-wide strawberry that resembles the shape of Ohio he picked from his patch and offered as a portion of the display of his produce at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown. My Final Photo for May 18, 2024.
Birthday Splash
Boys take turns showing their best slides in the mud puddle between first and second bases on the Alum Creek Park North baseball field during a break from their friend’s birthday party. My Final Photo for May 17, 2024.
First And Last Treasures
Bill and Shelley Morgan share champagne with Carida McCalla, left, over the nearly empty counter of Morgan’s Treasures in Uptown, where McCall was the jeweler’s first customer in his three stores in Westerville. The jeweler is retiring after 38 years of making custom jewelry. My Final Photo for December 24, 2024.
Traffic Barriers Removed
Barriers blocking West Main and Park Road over I-71 are removed Monday afternoon after the road was temporarily restriped for two-way traffic during a break in construction for the next two weeks. My Final Photo for December 23, 2024.
Historical Readings
A family stands together reading the historical marker at Westerville Florist as they make their way through Uptown Sunday, reading the plaques and taking in the ice sculptures. My Final Photo for December 22, 2024.
Buddy’s Doubling Down
Mrs. Claus takes the center position sandwiched between an elf who took the opportunity to make sure he was seen more than her at the Minions ice sculptures in Uptown Westerville Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for December 22, 2024.
Putting Minions In Their Place
Ice sculptures fashioned after Minion cartoon characters are placed on pedestals in Uptown Westerville as three of the collection of frozen treats decorating the sidewalks the weekend before Christmas. My Final Photo for December 20, 2024.
Decorative Ampersand
A carpenter attaches decorative frieze brackets to the entrance of Ampersand restaurant being built on West College Ave. in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for December 19, 2024.
Smashing Pins at Smash Park
A steel pin is hammered into the joint of one of the preformed steel-reinforced wall panels that will become the structure for Smash Park, a new sports complex at the corner of Cleveland Ave. and Polaris Parkway. My Final Photo for December 18, 2024.