On my first visit to the Hood River, OR kiteboarding site, a lot of time was spent just checking thng out and learning "the lay of the land" for the future. Plus, I couldn't find out where the more experienced folks were doing the action, jumping, etc, so I didn't get many shots.

I brought two cameras, though, so a lady friend used my Canon 5D to take some wide "scenic" shots while I wandered around unsuccessfully trying to find the action!