Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Right Calibre Cookies
A gun-rights advocate carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol buys Girl Scout cookies from a stand set up at the brick walk beside Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 25, 2023.
Empty End
Jim Hance moves a roll of metal strapping tape across the nearly empty floor of En-Hanced where about two weeks ago the floor of Westerville’s oldest business was filled with machines, tools, rigs, jigs, and sheets of metal before the company stopped producing custom-built industrial equipment. My Final Photo for February 24, 2023.
Creekside Lake View
A couple relaxes at Red Bank Park looking over Hoover Reservoir where big Walnut Creek became Hoover Reservoir after a dam was built further downstream in the 50s. My Final Photo for February 23, 2023.
Stage Directions
A carpenter strides across the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University measuring sections before beginning to replace the entire floor after a broken water pipe flooded the stage several weeks ago. My Final Photo for February 22, 2023.
Riprap Cleanup
A work crew clears trees and bushes from riprap near the Red Bank boat launch on Hoover Reservoir to clear the rocks of vegetation than can damage its purpose of protecting the shoreline. My Final Photo for February 21, 2023.
Uptown Upgrades
A technician fastens cables to a utility pole on West Main Street as part of an upgrade for cellular telephones in the Uptown Business District. My Final Photo for February 20, 2023.
Afternoon Fishing
A fisherman adjusts his line before making another toss into the shallows at Rec Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir about an hour before sunset. My Final Photo for February 19, 2023.
School Project In The Park
A student adjusts his phone camera before recording another segment of a school video project at the wetlands at Highlands Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for February 18, 2023.
Swift Allegiance
Teenage girls check their phones after writing Taylor Swift’s name in the foggy condensation on the front window of Java Central coffee shop in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 17, 2023.
Outbound Fliers
A pair of geese launch themselves over a fisherman hoping for a little angler’s luck near the boat ramp at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for February 16, 2023.
Not A Winter Sport
Otterbein University athletes take advantage of the warm weather to get in a javelin-throwing training session at their athletic field on North West Street. My Final Photo for February 15, 2023.
Shared Valentine’s Day Memory
A woman holds the child she babysits in front of a Valentine’s Day photo backdrop on the green at city hall as a couple makes their photo in return for the woman previously photographing them in front of the banner with heart wishes. My Final Photo for February 14, 2022.

Winter Fallow Field
Barns at the Yarnell farm on Africa Road are lit by sunset light falling across the fallow winter fields that bore a crop of soybeans last summer. My Final Photo for January 21, 2024.

Ramping Up The Excitement
A youngster rides his sled over a snow ramp he and his friends built to add to the excitement of sledding at the small hill by the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for January 20, 2024.

Ready to Sled
Father and son settle into their sled before making their first run down the sledding hill at Alum Creek Park North on Main Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 19, 2024.

Highlands Wetlands Ice
A young boy traces his steps across the frozen wetlands at Highland Park as daytime temperatures never go above freezing. My Final Photo for January 18, 2024.

Against The Cold
A shopper uses her mittened hands to hold a woolen scarf over her face as she exits a store in Uptown Westerville on a windy and cold winter afternoon. My Final Photo for January 17, 2024.

On Thin Ice
A man testing the ice on the pond at Heritage Park returns to the edge after the surface began cracking about ten feet from shore. My Final Photo for January 16, 2024.

Sharing the Moment
Attendees share a program as they sing an opening anthem for the 19th Annual Westerville Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. My Final Photo for January 15, 2024.