I took pictures at the annual Skydiving Boogie in
Pepperell. I had out-of-town company
visiting which kept me from spending a lot of time 
watching but I made the best of it.
This is a big event so there were many skydivers
attending. There were additional tents
set up for parachute packing and tents with companies selling equipment. They had two planes which meant more action
for me.
I showed up briefly 3 different times. The sky was clear and blue most of the
time. Some clouds passed by but didn’t
slow down the jumps.
The wind effects where the skydivers exit the plane. The times I was there the wind was minimal so
the exit from the planes was close to straight up. This is not ideal for me trying to take exit
pictures from the ground. 
The wind direction was not ideal either so the skydivers were
coming in over the parking lot, over my head, then going away from me to make
the landing in the field. I like taking pictures when the skydivers are coming toward me so I can see their faces. This was the opposite so I made the best of it.
I saw some nice swoops by one of the formation teams
jumping.
Taking pictures of moving objects with a zoom lens takes
practice. It is fun to practice with skydivers as the subject. However, if your parachute isn’t colorful or unusual I won’t take your picture. There were some colorful parachutes …
I wish I could have spent more time watching and taking
pictures to experiment a bit. Experimenting
with camera settings will be my challenge for next year.
