Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Lifting In The Clouds
Technicians use bottle jacks to lift a section of a cell tower during its removal at I-270 and 3C Highway. My Final Photo for August 29, 2025
Evening Batting Practice
A WYBSL player takes batting practice before a game Thursday evening at Huber Village Park after the rain stopped and the sun came out. My Final Photo for August 28, 2025.
Sunset Skating
A skater lifts himself over the rim and the late afternoon sun in the main bowl at the Westerville Skate Park. My Final Photo for August 27, 2025.
Watching Weather And Swimmers
A lifeguard stands watch on the water slide platform at Highlands as a cool afternoon breeze pushes clouds across the Ohio sky. My Final Photo for August 26, 2025.
Abandoned Harvest
An abandoned apple tree in the yard of a vacant house bears rotting fruit just feet from a busy road. My Final Photo for August 25, 2025.
Cumulus Sunday Sailing
A sailboat sails downwind beneath a sky dotted with cumulus clouds over Hoover Reservoir on Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for August 24, 2025.
Night Of Hope Results
A family displayed their awards for completing the 5K run at Night of Hope,
benefiting Westerville Education Challenge’s health programs for students. My Final Photo for August 23, 2025.
Choose Me!
A crowd raises their hands, eager to be picked as the next contestant in a song lyrics game at the DJ booth during Fourth Friday. My Final Photo for August 22, 2025.
Sunflower Pollen Collection
A bee gathers pollen, sprinkling leftover dust onto a sunflower leaf in a planter along State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for August 21, 2025.
Water Hazard
A dock builder jumps from an anchored dock at Red Bank Marina to a moving one as a crew moves a rebuilt old dock and new ramp across Hoover Reservoir to its home shore. My Final Photo for August 20, 2025.
Soybean Srorm
A late-afternoon thunderstorm moves in from the west toward the soybean fields at Yarnell Farm. My Final Photo for August 19, 2025.
Cutting The Cable
Bolt cutters snip through a section of ATT fiber optic cable that fell across Sunbury Road when a semi-truck dragged the low-hanging cable to the ground. My Final Photo for August 18, 2025.
Schrock Lake’s Still Waters At Sunset
Two people sit quietly at a picnic table in the shade as evening sunlight warms the eastern shore of Schrock Lake at Sharon Woods Metro Park, reflecting the early signs of autumn across the water. My Final Photo for September 18, 2025.
Role Reversal
Defying the modern stereotype of readers, a woman reads from a tablet while a young girl looks up from a printed book outside Generations in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for September 17, 2025.
Uptown Pollenator’s Best Friend
Before calling it a day, florist Dave Talbott waters the flowers lining the sidewalk outside his State Street store in Uptown. My Final Photo for September 16, 2025.
Bearded Beggarticks Beauty
A stand of Bidens aristosa, also known as bearded beggarticks, grows along the marshy edges of Boyer Nature Preserve, where the bright yellow flowers are currently in full display. My Final Photo for September 15, 2025.
From One To Five
Five trees growing from a single stump reach toward the sky above Hannah Mayne Park, catching one of the last summer sunsets. My Final Photo for September 14, 2025.
Heron’s Perch To Preen
A Great Blue Heron perches on a bare tree trunk lodged against the Alum Creek dam, twisting its head upside down as it carefully preens its feathers. My Final Photo for September 13, 2025.
Music On A Near Perfect Friday Evening
A musician performing at Uptown Friday Night is framed between a couple sharing a cup of Graeter’s ice cream as they discuss the music and savor a nearly perfect early fall evening. My Final Photo for September 12, 2025.