I’m a big fan of Ultimate Frisbee and with the Canadian championships taking place in Winnipeg this weekend, I was pumped to be involved in the photography coverage.  With all the rain we’ve gotten the past while, it made for really humid and mucky conditions – this clearly showed up on the players as they made all-out plays over and over again.  The level of frisbee was impressive, humbling, and inspiring all at the same time.

I was lucky enough that the games I covered on Friday were rain-free.  I was at a wedding and wasn’t able to cover/watch any of the games today, but I’m guessing the spectators and players weren’t quite so lucky today.  Hopefully things worked out in spite of the downpour we got this afternoon.  There were a lot of inquiring eyes as people watched the photographers wander around with big honking lenses, but the most common comments I received were on my wise choice of footwear: rainboots.  Not the most agile of footwear, but at least I got to slog around with dry feet all day.    The finals take place Sunday at CanadInn Stadium – details can be found at the CUC site: http://www.canadianultimate.com/cuc/2009/.   It’s a beautiful game to watch at this level, and I highly recommend anyone with a free Sunday to go check out some amazing frisbee for $5.  Among some of my favorite pics: