Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
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.
St. Paul Sunday Morning – January 14, 2024
A light snow covers the Marian shrine near the entrance to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church early Sunday morning. My Final Photo for January 14, 2024.
Warming In Uptown
With coffee in hand, a group walks briskly from the coffee shop through Uptown Westerville on the coldest day of winter for the year. My Final Photo for January 13, 2024.
Washing the Water Valve
City workers stand in the rain as they power wash and vacuum clear a water valve on West College at State Street as part of the regular cleanup of service valves in city streets. My Final Photo for January 12, 2024.
Flooded Creek
A man walks his dog over the Main Street Bridge where the high water of Alum Creek continues to flood the bike and walk paths under the bridge. My Final Photo for January 11, 2024.
Unoccupied Fire
Westerville fire fighters prepare to leave the scene of a minor ceiling fan fire at an unoccupied house undergoing renovation on Timberbank Drive late Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for January 10, 2024.
Into The Wind and Rain
An e-foil boarder runs into the rain and wind towards the dam at Hoover Reservoir after changing to the e-foil after the wind for his sailboard died. My Final Photo for January 9, 2024.
Evening Walk
A couple walks after sunset across the footbridge spanning a portion of the wetlands at Highlands Park in Westerville. My Final Photo for January 8, 2024.
Hoover Chill
Unused picnic tables and no anglers mark a cold windy winter day at Red Bank Marina on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for January 7, 2024.
Family Fishing At Red Bank
A family of five fishes and plays on the widened shoreline of Hoover Reservoir at Red Bank Park, enjoying a warm winter day on the lake with low water levels. My Final Photo for December 28, 2024.
Capping At The Main Line
A Columbia Gas work crew attaches a steel plate covering the hole that contained an old gas pipeline leading to a house demolished about twenty years ago. Originally capped at the house, the line needed to be capped in the street at the main pipeline. My Final Photo for December 27, 2024.
IV Fluid Restoration
A photographer displays the IV to restore his fluids after a Christmas Day fight against pneumonia. My Final Photo for December 26, 2024.
Beyonce Christmas
Spending Christmas with the promise of a Beyonce halftime show with a small tree decoration to make the occasion. My Final Photo for December 25, 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.