I see all sorts of beautiful action shots of the sports I love, they are everywhere. Pictures of skiers, bikers, boarders, pretty much any sport, there are excellent shots. Im guessing that most of the people taking these shots have some background in the sport they are shooting. The question is how are people mixing these hobbies? I saw an excellent shot taken BY a longboarder of the front of his board and the pavement ahead and just wondered what exactly he was there to do, did he go out there with his board to explicitely take shots or are his two interests just combining naturally. I love photography but find that, for me as a beginner, it dominates the activities of the day if Im carrying the camera around. I was wondering how everybody else felt about this... How they combine photography with the other hobbies they enjoy.