Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Winding Down On Hoover
A wing foiler prepares to deflate his brightly colored sail after an afternoon gliding across Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for July 6, 2025.
Heirlooms and Hybrids
Rows of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes are arranged in rows at a farmer’s table at the Saturday Market in Westerville. My Final Photo for July 5, 2025.
Mom Says Stop …
A mother steps in front of a parade of young bicyclists, signaling where they should stop at the start of the neighborhood’s July 4th bike parade on Springview Drive. My Final Photo for July 4, 2025.
Parade Ready
A family’s chairs sit curbside Thursday evening to reserve the best spots for Friday’s July 4th parade in Westerville. My Final Photo for July 3, 2025.
Vintage Boarding
A skateboarder holds two vintage boards outside Old Skool Skate Shop in Uptown Westerville. The board on the left is a mid 1980’s Bob Roskoff board with a Jim Phillips face design. The smaller Pinky-Dink board at right has steel wheels could be from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. My Final Photo for July 2, 2025.
Storm Chasing
A fisherman runs to retrieve his boat before a late afternoon rainstorm sweeping across Hoover Reservoir reaches the Walnut Street boat ramp.My Fiinal Photo for July 1, 2025.
A Proper Curb Curve
A contractor molds concrete into a curved curb as part of upgrades to Hanby Alley at East Home Street in Uptown Westerville. My final Photo for June 30, 2025.
Sharing The Fishing Hole
A trolling fisherman passes two other boats that are anchored and fishing in a small corner of Hoover Reservoir, just above the Smothers Road Bridge and the Hoover Sailing Club. My Final Photo for June 29, 2025.
Barefoot Inspection
A Westerville construction inspector, on his way to dinner with his wife, stands barefoot at a storm drain on Africa Road after temporarily removing a drainage dam that held back water flooding the road after a late afternoon storm moved across the city. My Final Photo for June 28, 2025.
“Take my Picture!” Request Granted
Friends and family gather at the crossroads of State and Main Streets in Uptown Westerville during the Fourth Friday festival, pausing to request their portrait for Take My Picture!, a 50-year photographic series capturing community life at the invitation of those photographed. My Final Photo for June 27, 2025.
Underground Instructions
A contractor and an inspector review the installation instructions for a new underground garbage dumpster in Hanby Alley, off East Home Street. My Final Photo for June 26, 2025.
Fishing Before the Storm
A fisherman casts his lure into the flooded lagoon at the Walnut Street boat ramp as the sky darkens under an afternoon rainstorm. My Final Photo for June 25, 2025.
Garden Guardian
Florist Dave Talbott strikes an en garde pose with his gardening hose, playfully guarding the colorful sidewalk garden outside his Uptown shop. My Final Photo for August 5, 2025.
Schrock Lake Ripples
Ripples from a fishing lure spread across the smooth waters of Schrock Lake, breaking the glassy reflection of towering clouds as an angler searches for the perfect catch at Sharon Woods Metro Park. My Final Photo for August 4, 2025.
Afternoon Scooter Ride
A lone scooter rider glides along a shaded path at the Westerville Sports Complex, framed by deep shadows and sunlit fields beneath towering clouds. My Final Photo for August 3, 2025.
The Final Bubble
A lone two-foot soap bubble drifts across the sky above the Saturday Farmers Market, the last remnant from The Great Bubble Show as it floated beyond the crowd. My Final Photo for August 2, 2025.
Hooked on Alum Creek
In the shade of a creekside tree, a young angler works to unhook a small fish he just caught below the Alum Creek Dam. My Final Photo for August 1, 2025.
Paving Into The Pond
Workers smooth fresh concrete to form a new ramp over the plastic liner at the water treatment plant’s sludge pond, a crucial step in completing the pond’s repair. My Final Photo for July 31, 2025.
Washing And Scraping The Originals
A work crew power washes and scrapes the north wall of Amish Originals in Uptown, preparing the surface for repairs and sealing.. My Final Photo for July 30, 2025.