Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Spring Sunset
A golden sunset shines through a U.S. flag blowing straight in a strong wind. My Final Photo for March 26, 2025.
Measuring Main Street
An Otterbein University environmental science student radios her counterpart while using a transit to measure and record elevations between Otterbein and Collegeview Road along West Main Street. My Final Photo for March 25, 2025.
In The Shadow Of Clouds
A man sits quietly in the shade of a passing cloud over Red Bank Park at Hoover Reservoir, his back to the wind, his gaze fixed on the water and drifting clouds. My Final Photo for March 24, 2025.
Rainy Run
A runner makes their way to the parking lot after finishing a set of stair runs at Hoover Dam on a cold, rainy Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for March 23, 2025.
Moving Showcase
One of the jewelry showcases from Westerville Jewelers is wheeled across College Avenue from the old location to the new storefront next to Java Central, where the relocated store is set to open on April 1, 2025. My Final Photo for March 22, 2025.
Not Fish But Still A Favorite
While her family dines on fried fish, mac and cheese, French fries, coleslaw, and dessert at St. Paul the Apostle church, this nine-month-old enjoys her favorite treat: applesauce. My Final Photo for March 21, 2025.
Framed By Light
The Renaissance Hotel’s patio lights frame the illuminated DHL building, whose lights are reflected in Guitar Lake, which lies between them. My Final Photo for March 20, 2025.
Ice Cream Imagination
After having ice cream at Graeter’s in Uptown, siblings gather twigs, rocks, and ginkgo fruit pits to build a small altar for an unnamed, unidentified creature born from their imagination. My Final Photo for March 19, 2025.
Tapper’s Toe Injury
Generations dancers gather around an injured teammate, concerned about her toe injury that will keep her from Tuesday’s tap lesson. My Final Photo for March 18, 2025.
Paddling In The Pond
Duane Yarnell returns to shore after inspecting objects in the farm’s pond on County Line Road. My Final Photo for March 17, 2025.
Briefly Casting
An angler briefly tests the rushing waters below the Alum Creek North Dam on Sunday afternoon before being called back to the car by less enthusiastic, non-fishing friends. My Final Photo for March 16, 2025.
Front Row Seats
Five-year-old Sam sorts through the baseball cards his father bought for him and his two older brothers while helping them sort cards at the front window seats of Old Bag o’ Nails in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 15, 2025.
Shared Final Destination
After cleaning out my totaled Honda Accord (left), I stepped back and noticed the other vehicle involved in the crash—a maroon Kia also destined for the scrapyard.. My Final Photo for May 5, 2025.
After Crash Trip Home
From the back seat of a Westerville Police cruiser, I watched as officers began driving me home—my newly paid-off Honda Civic totaled in a crash at State and Huber. My Final Photo for May 4, 2025.
Herbal Essence At Inniswood
A gardener sniffs a basil plant she selected during Saturday morning’s Inniswood Gardens plant sale, where both plants and shoppers braved intermittent rain squalls. My Final Photo for May 3, 2025.
After Dinner Break
A snowy egret rests in a cypress tree after an afternoon of fishing in the wetland waters of Highlands Park. My Final Photo for May 2, 2025.
Yarnell Double Rainbow
A double rainbow arches over Yarnell Farm’s field after an early evening rainstorm moved east and the setting sun created the optical phenomenon. My Final Photo for May 1, 2025.
Grasshoppers Running
One of the Grasshopper Running Club groups burst from the starting line during a Columbus Running Club-sponsored children’s event at Otterbein’s cross country track, located next to the community center. No one stayed still, as the club’s trainers and accompanying parents joined in each set of laps around the track. My Final Photo for April 30, 2025.
Uptown Danger Zone
A tree service removes the last of three mature trees from a property on East Main Street after recent storms caused falling limbs to damage the house. My Final Photo for April 29, 2025.