Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter

Empty End

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Driveway And Parking Lot

Driveway And Parking Lot

A grading crew builds a new entrance to the old Westerville Armory where CoHatch is building an office center and North High Brewing is expanding its brewery operation into the old warehouse beside what will be the new concrete parking lot. My Final Photo for February 13, 2023.

Warming Up Winter

Warming Up Winter

A couple finishes their picnic meal with a kiss after dining with their feet hanging off the rock wall at the Alum Creek Park North low-head dam. My Final Photo for February 12, 2023.

Gone Fishing Together

Gone Fishing Together

A father instructs his son in the proper casting technique about halfway through their day fishing off the shoreline at Red Bank Park on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for February 11, 2023.

Memorial Colors

Memorial Colors

A woman wears a jacket bearing patches marking the names of police officers killed in the line of duty including Westerville officers Morelli and Joering at a wreath-laying ceremony at city hall on the fifth anniversary of their deaths. My Final Photo for February 10, 2023.