Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Big Walnut Fishing Dreams
A fisherman tosses his lure into the waters of Big Walnut Creek as it moves past a pile of exposed till about a half mile below Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for May 7, 2023.
Getting the Proper Stance
Sports photographer Gil Balden helps a WYBSL player get her bat into position on her shoulders during team and individual photoshoots at Huber Village Park Saturday. My Final Photo for May 6, 2023.
An Ice Cream Treet
A young boy enjoys Graeter’s ice cream in the branching crooks of the ginkgo tree at city hall where his father lifted him on their walk Uptown Friday night. My Final Photo for May 5, 2023.
May The 4th With Them
Shadows from a phalanx of Imperial Guard fall on a vehicle being investigated by Stormtroopers at Highlands Pool before dropping off food items for W.A.R.M. on Star Wars Day, May 4. My Final Photo for May 4, 2023.
Parking Lot Pickup
Volunteers prepare to load flowers and plants sorted by family name into vehicles picking up items from the annual plant sale at St. Paul the Apostle School in Westerville. My Final Photo for May 3, 2023.
For The Graeter’s Good
An electrician anchors a repaired light fixture to the Graeter’s sign in front of the Uptown Westerville ice cream store. My Final Photo for May 2, 2023.
While The Ground Is Wet
A woman uses a hand tool to turn the earth at her plot in the Westerville Community Garden at the end of Hiawatha Street. My Final Photo for May 1, 2023.
Altar Boy Assistant
An usher at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church gets an assist extinguishing candles on the altar after the early Sunday Mass. My Final Photo for April 30, 2023.
The Senior Class
Graduates of Westerville High School before the building became Hanby Elementary sit in the front row during Hanby’s 100 birthday celebration Saturday. My Final Photo for April 29, 2023.
Dad’s Work Tools
A father shows his son and a few neighborhood kids how the front-end loader he uses at work allowing them to raise and lower the bucket while it is anchored to the trailer. My Final Photo for April 28, 2023.
Pool Time, Almost
The drains in the diving and lap pool at Highlands Aquatic Park get a final check before it becomes the first pool filled for the summer as the center is prepared for opening on May 27. My Final Photo for April 27, 2023.
His First Muskie
A fisherman bears a wide grin as he shows off the 30-inch muskie he pulled from the shallows beneath the Alum Creek Park North low-head dam. My Final Photo for April 26, 2023.
Saturday Cookies
Six-year-old Lucy Todd bites into a cookie as her brother, Mike, 3, chews on the cookie his parents got for them at the Cookie Walk in Uptown Westerville Saturday afternoon. My Final Photo for February 2, 2024.
Youngest Fish Fry Disciple
Six-year-old Benjamin Galio, the youngest and smallest server at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church’s Lenten fish fry pauses for a moment to smile and have his picture taken before serving another group of diners. My Final Photo for March 1, 2024.
Brick Walk Trees
Workers cover freshly poured concrete designed to be platforms for grating surrounding trees to be planted in the Brick Walk between Java Central and High Bank Distillery. My Final Photo for February 29, 2024.
Fixing The Flooring
A flooring crew installs new tongue and groove maple strips to match the existing floor at High Bank Distillery in Uptown, which will be sanded and stained for a new durable surface. My Final Photo for February 28, 2024.
Skating Like Summer
Kadin runs her skates crisscross over Haywood Alley in Uptown enjoying both the warm February weather and the smooth surface of the roadway to help relieve stress and get some exercise. My Final Photo for February 27, 2024.
Spring Soil Sampling
Farmer Kevin Scott displays a soil sample bored from a field off Cooper and Collegeview Roads where after having the sample tested will be planting a crop as soon as early April depending on soil and weather conditions. My Final Photo for February 26, 2024.
Into The Wind and Cold
Foilboarder Jim Schneider works to lift his board onto its foil running into nearly 30 miles per hour wind gusts across Hoover Reservoir Sunday afternoon with other boarders. My Final Photo for February 25, 2024.