I never thought I’d blog about Monster Trucks, but here I am 
My husband works for Universal Technical Institute, a sponsor at the Monster Jam. This was my first experience up close and personal with Monster Jam and the humungo trucks that compete – I was in awe. I didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I did. Before the show we went to the Pit Party and saw the trucks and drivers up close – it was crazy how big these trucks are and how little we were next to them. The kids loved it and when we were told we could write on the cars that were going to be demolished, the kids were in heaven. {the kids in action above}. I even got into it…it was freeing to be able to do something like this LOL. I’ve banned sharpies from my house for fear the kids will think it’s a Crayola marker and ruin our table, furniture and well, everything. So the kids looked at me before writing on these cars and hesitantly asked ‘Really? We can draw, we write on these cars?’ I loved seeing their excitement. After the Pit Party the show was ready to begin so we headed up to UTI’s Party Suite! Again, we were in awe – food, souvenirs, drinks and a great view of the trucks below. It was a blast!!!
(below) I got to see the ‘pretty’ mechanical parts of these trucks – they were really colorful and complex.
UTI’s Party Suite below
The first competitor in the Freestyle Competition was a woman driver. She and her truck ‘Outlaw’ were tough! She was a driver with no fear! At the end of her portion of the competition her wheel broke off. Her gutsy driving put her in high ranking but in the end she ended up tying for second place.
Monster Mutt below.
El Toro Loco.
GraveDigger – Our Favorite!
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How AWESOME is this!!! As the mom of an {almost} 4yo boy … I know we’d have a blast at something like this. How fun for your fam! Great action shots too, Kara!
This was AMAZING – I know my seven year old would have so much fun at a Monster Truck Jam. The shots are amazing (? what lens did you use and did you use flash?).
Super cool. Love the Hyper real edits. Perfect for these kinds of photos.
Oh wow, your pictures are awesome!!! (tempting me to take my real camera this year instead of my point and shoot! ha!)… So fun! We have gone the last two year and have tickets to go again and will be taking our daughter for the first time this year. Excited to see how she likes it – my son LOVES it!
that is sooo cool. my boys would love it (as would my crazy daughter) i have to try and go to one.
Kara, These shots are awesome… I’m sure I’ll see you at this event in the next few years, now that we’re expecting our first little boy.
BTW, he isn’t arriving until June, so email me if you get a chance and we can set up a time to do lunch and chat.
Haleigh
haleigh5@cox.net
ohmygoodness! AWESOME! love all the images! What a fun time!
this looks like a lot of fun
How fun! My 5 year old would have LOVED this…anything that is loud and destructive is right up his alley!
SO cool! The HDR PP is just perfection. This makes me think I may actually enjoy going to a monster truck show! LOL
now that’s boy heaven!!! very cool.
Looks like a great time! You captured some amazing images! Love the processing!!!!
i thought they were toy trucks until I saw the crowds in the stand – my boys would love to see something like this. loving the processing
It sounds like you guys have a great time! I like your processing, it is perfect for these!!
That looks like so much fun!
seriously cool…my son would love this!! awesome shots.
Looks like so much fun. Love the color and images. Also, I love the images below of your daughter…she is stunning and I can’t wait for spring! Love all your work!
Awesome photos Kara! sounds like you all had a fantastic night
Fun! Love the processing on these….it emphasizes the dirt!!