2010 Chengdu Ultimate Frisbee Tournament

In June, Chengdu had it's first frisbee tournament. I didn't play, instead I spent most of 2 days capturing the sweat & joy of the game. I learned a lot about sports photography. I learned a lot about the game. The China Frisbee Community is awesome. Everyone is so friendly and fun. I've always liked frisbee, but I totally fell in love with the spirit of the game. I was so impressed with the pros that were there. They were so helpful to all those who were new to the game. And the overall atmosphere was one of competitive fun.
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the weekend.

Gotta love the hair on this one.

This one's probably my favorite action picture of the weekend. I love everything about it, the fact that he's midair, the expression, the frisbee just beyond his fingertips.

All the necessities

Here's the kickoff. (Ok, it's most likely not called the kickoff.) Anyway, I love this one, mostly because of the blue grass skirt on the thrower.

More of the grass skirt. He wore it the entire day.

This collision resulted in injury. But  you can't keep a good woman down. She came back in for the final minutes of the game.

What is is about sports photos that I love? I love the intensity on the faces of the players. Everyone has their own intense face. I love it.

The winning team celebrates.

Tournament MVPs.

And a few pictures of some of the beautiful people who played that day.

Here's Hannah. She's a fellow Virginian, so much fun, and absolutely gorgeous.

Izzy, Brian, and Edu.

This picture makes me smile. Brian and Abu always pick on each other, but they are such amazing friends, both to each other and to pretty much everyone they meet.

Eric's a lot nicer than this picture makes him look. He's got his game face on.

Cheer and Jodie, so cute!

And last but not least, a picture that actually has me in it. Left to right: Hannah, Bev, Hilary, Me, and Denise.  They are all such amazing women. I'm so blessed to call them friends!

 What can I say? These people make me smile. This game makes me smile. This weekend inspired me to play more and harder and really try to get better. These people made me believe that I'm not fighting a losing battle when it comes to athletic improvement.

I love this game!