(Aug. 25, 2016) Michael Galeone has the 1,000 words for each of his pictures, and is eager to share them.
“Every photo has a story — ask me and I’ll tell you. I love telling stories,” he said. “I’m always open to helping people, because I want to talk about what I’ve learned.”
A Fourth Friday mainstay, Michael Galeone along with wife Becky, have been featured at least once every year since the event began, and this Friday, their number has come up once again.
“If I have a fault, it’s that I want to show everything,” he said. “My mentor, Ken Conger, tells me to only show the best stuff, none of the mediocre things.”
Perhaps one day that bit of sagely advice will sink in, but not today.
“One trip, we each took about 7,000 pictures apiece,” he said. “It takes days to go through them all — we’re dealing with cameras that take nine pictures per second.”
Add to that Galeone’s preferred subject, wildlife, and half of the roster of the most difficult things to photograph well is complete.
“I’m always looking for that one shot that’s perfectly in focus with the right accents, but that’s hard to determine. If I shoot 1,000 images, I’ll probably work on 50-60,” he said. “But everyone’s got a camera, and everyone makes mistakes. It’s something you have to deal with.”
After retiring from the Air Force in 2010, the Galeones decided they wanted to travel. As they wandered, they met photographers, and started booking trips specifically to take photographs. From there, a lifestyle developed.
“Soon, we’re going to Yellowstone Park, and I want to get a picture of an elk. Becky already has one, but there are just so many things to see — I see a photo and I want to do that,” he said.
The love of pictures developed early for Galeone, who is now 67, but was first diverted into the armed forces. Once he retired, the same love remained.
“It started with lightning. I love it, and I’d love to do more. I laid off it for a while, but we were in Ocean City recently and a storm rolled in — we had a great storm, and I was back taking pictures,” he said. “One of my goals is to chase storms, to go out and catch a tornado — they have tours for that now, but we haven’t gone yet.”
Storms as subjects became bears, lions and leopards, which may yet be supplanted by landscapes, but not anytime soon.
“My first love is wildlife, and I’ve been looking for a gray fox, and people tell me they see them all the time locally, but I haven’t,” he said.
Fourth Friday is held in downtown Pocomoke City between 5 p.m. — 8 p.m. offering music, vendors, shops and food. Tickled Paint ARTworks will also be hosting a painting party in the middle of the street beginning at 6 p.m.
“Every photo has a story — ask me and I’ll tell you. I love telling stories,” he said. “I’m always open to helping people, because I want to talk about what I’ve learned.”
A Fourth Friday mainstay, Michael Galeone along with wife Becky, have been featured at least once every year since the event began, and this Friday, their number has come up once again.
“If I have a fault, it’s that I want to show everything,” he said. “My mentor, Ken Conger, tells me to only show the best stuff, none of the mediocre things.”
Perhaps one day that bit of sagely advice will sink in, but not today.
“One trip, we each took about 7,000 pictures apiece,” he said. “It takes days to go through them all — we’re dealing with cameras that take nine pictures per second.”
Add to that Galeone’s preferred subject, wildlife, and half of the roster of the most difficult things to photograph well is complete.
“I’m always looking for that one shot that’s perfectly in focus with the right accents, but that’s hard to determine. If I shoot 1,000 images, I’ll probably work on 50-60,” he said. “But everyone’s got a camera, and everyone makes mistakes. It’s something you have to deal with.”
After retiring from the Air Force in 2010, the Galeones decided they wanted to travel. As they wandered, they met photographers, and started booking trips specifically to take photographs. From there, a lifestyle developed.
“Soon, we’re going to Yellowstone Park, and I want to get a picture of an elk. Becky already has one, but there are just so many things to see — I see a photo and I want to do that,” he said.
The love of pictures developed early for Galeone, who is now 67, but was first diverted into the armed forces. Once he retired, the same love remained.
“It started with lightning. I love it, and I’d love to do more. I laid off it for a while, but we were in Ocean City recently and a storm rolled in — we had a great storm, and I was back taking pictures,” he said. “One of my goals is to chase storms, to go out and catch a tornado — they have tours for that now, but we haven’t gone yet.”
Storms as subjects became bears, lions and leopards, which may yet be supplanted by landscapes, but not anytime soon.
“My first love is wildlife, and I’ve been looking for a gray fox, and people tell me they see them all the time locally, but I haven’t,” he said.
Fourth Friday is held in downtown Pocomoke City between 5 p.m. — 8 p.m. offering music, vendors, shops and food. Tickled Paint ARTworks will also be hosting a painting party in the middle of the street beginning at 6 p.m.