Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Empty Hook

Empty Hook

A fisherman retrieves his empty hook for rebaiting while fishing below the low-head dam at Alum Creek Park North Wednesday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 30, 2024.

Pie Face Scrunch

Pie Face Scrunch

An Otterbein student scrunches her face just before getting a paper plate of whipped cream from a donor who made a cash contribution to Children’s Hospital as part of the Otterthon Trunk or Treat event on campus Tuesday evening. My Final Photo for October 29, 2024.

Sparkling Water Fishing

Sparkling Water Fishing

Two fishermen sit on the spit of land that once was Walnut Street, now uncovered by low water levels in Hoover Reservoir, as a third angler configures his lures from a boat. My Final Photo for October 28, 2024.

Sunrise Over Highlands Fields

Sunrise Over Highlands Fields

Sunrise brightens the morning across the fields at Highlands Park and the surrounding neighborhood with Hoover Reservoir as a backdrop. My Final Photo for October 27, 2024.

Alum Creek Golden Sunset

Alum Creek Golden Sunset

The setting sun throws its golden light through the twin maple trees growing on the bank of Alum Creek below the spillway in the park on West Main Street. My Final Photo for October 26, 2024.

Maximum Maxtown View

Maximum Maxtown View

Roofers lay new asphalt shingles on the steep incline over the Kroger store on Maxtown Road. My Final Photo for October 25, 2024.

Hoff Woods Fall Sunset

Hoff Woods Fall Sunset

The afternoon spills shadows across the ball fields at Hoff Woods Park. My Final Photo for October 24, 2024.

Macabre Neighborhood Walk

Macabre Neighborhood Walk

Mother and child casually walk by a garage door covered with a Pennywise the Dancing Clown mural as part of a macabre Halloween decoration on Spring Road. My Final Photo for October 23, 2024.

Final Hay Cut

Final Hay Cut

A farmer runs a hay rake through the thin layer of drought-damaged hay on the sharp farmland on Africa Road. My Final Photo for October 22, 2024.

Hoover Sunrise

Hoover Sunrise

A lone fisherman stands at the edge of Hoover Reservoir just before sunrise to get an early start on a day of hopeful fishing pleasure. My Final Photo for October 21, 2024.

Climbing The Dam Embankment

Climbing The Dam Embankment

Karen Palmer and Doug Haubert run their custom-made remote-controlled vehicles across the terrain at the Alum Creek Park Dam in Westerville. My Final Photo for October 20, 2024.

Sunset Play And View

Sunset Play And View

Father and son stand and play at the edge of the high-water mark at Hoover Reservoir enjoying themselves and the view of sunset light hitting the eastern shoreline. My Final Photo for October 19, 2024.

End  Of Fall Fishing Day

End Of Fall Fishing Day

A woman returns to her car after retrieving the remainder of her fishing gear from a picnic table at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir Friday afternoon. My Final Photo for October 18, 2024.

Sharon Woods Fall Colors

Sharon Woods Fall Colors

Fall colors fill a corner of Sharon Woods Park overlooking Westerville and the Braun Farm property. My Final Photo for October 17, 2024.

Sunset Trail

Sunset Trail

A bicyclist makes a return path along the trail at the Highlands wetland, where she traversed the paved path in both directions during her late afternoon ride. My Final Photo for October 16, 2024.