Welder demonstrates the cutting torch he uses to cut steel beams driven into the ground beneath Alum Creek at the beginning of construction for the new bridge. The beams were used as part of the temporary structure used to hold platforms for workers to build the bridge. The welder cuts the beams off at the bottom of Alum Creek.

A Westerville police car and fire department truck were the first official vehicles to pass over the Main Street Bridge after it opened to traffic at sunrise Friday morning.

From a bushel to a peck to a fourth of a peck, fresh peaches were in abundance at Wednesday’s Farmers Market. The peach harvest is in full swing with a selection of varieties available from Malabar Farms and Branstool Orchard.

American Legion closes its tent space early as do others following a sudden and severe storm that toppled other tents and sent Fourth Friday spectators to their cars, homes, and inside open businesses.

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Miller Pipeline workers install new gas lines under State Street along College Ave. after repairs were made in the gas line adjacent to Westerville Antiques.

Photo is a single frame RAW file from a Nikon D3100 processed with Oloneo PhotoEngine Beta software. Used one of the preset Grunge filters and modified the setting to lessen the effect. Then lifted midtones in Photoshop and did a slight burn to the corners before cropping out the cluttered and distracting background.

Although I have several different angles of the workers, I chose this frame because the steel plates used to line the excavation are near perfect framing devices to pull the viewer into the hole where the action happens.