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As the Red Sox are in the midst of Spring Training, I thought I’d go through some of the many pictures I took last season while working at Fenway Park as a photography intern. Some are photos I never really got around to posting and others I seemed to have passed over during long nights of editing after games. So, in no particular order, here are some outtakes from the 2012 season.

Boston, MA, August 26, 2012: Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury takes to the field before a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 26, 2012: Fenway Park is packed full of fans during the pre-game ceremony before a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 26, 2012: Outfielder Daniel Nava stands ready during the top of the sixth inning of a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 27, 2012: Paul D’Angelo, who has been the scoreboard operator for the Boston Red Sox for two seasons, watches a game between the Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals from inside the Green Monster during the first and second innings at Fenway Park. D’Angelo learned how to operate the scoreboard from Christian Elias, who has been running the scoreboard since 1991. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 26, 2012: A player’s shadow appears at home plate during a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 21, 2012: The sun sets over Fenway Park during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Angels. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 26, 2012:  Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine watches a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 13, 2012: Junichi Tazawa pitches during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 13, 2012: New York Yankees Second baseman Robinson Cano warms up before batting during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 11, 2012: The Boston Red Sox warm up with batting practice before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 7, 2012:  The sun sets over the Boston skyline as seen through an opening in Fenway Park during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, July 17, 2012: Former Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis laughs while at bat during his second appearance at Fenway Park after being traded from the Red Sox to the White Sox on June 24. Youkilis was signed by the New York Yankees for the 2013 season. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 7, 2012: The Fenway Park grounds crew pulls a tarp over the field during a rain delay stopping play between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 26, 2012: Mark Melancon pitches during a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, July 7, 2012: Third baseman Alex Rodriguez tosses his bat after striking out during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 11, 2012: Fans take in the view from the Green Monster during batting practice before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 26, 2012: Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury warms up before batting during a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 8, 2012:  The Boston Red Sox face the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 8, 2012:  The Citgo sign, a landmark in the city of Boston, is seen through a walkway during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, July 17, 2012: Boston Red Sox Outfielder Carl Crawford warms up before batting during a game between the Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, July 7, 2012: New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez blows a bubble while chewing gum in the dugout during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 27, 2012: The view from the Green Monster during a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 7, 2012:  Stadium lights are seen through an opening inside Fenway Park during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 26, 2012: Fenway park is packed with fans during a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, Sept. 11, 2012: Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury runs to first base after hitting a line drive to third during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Boston, MA, August 7, 2012:  The sun sets over Fenway Park during a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. (Photo by Amanda Swinhart/Boston Red Sox)

Arches National Park, Utah

Arches National Park, Utah, Nov. 2, 2012: Located just outside of Moab, Arches National Park has over 2,000 natural stone arches and spans 76,679 acres. Some of these features are Balanced Rock and Landscape Arch, a very thin and long arch with a span of 290 feet. We happened to be there on a really nice day. The blue sky made the shapes and colors of the rock look unreal. And it’s so quiet. Seemed like another planet.

Balanced Rock

Landscape Arch

Capitol Reef, Utah

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Nov. 1, 2012: Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park, a geologic monocline (basically a wrinkle on the earth), extends almost 100 miles. The park is filled with cliffs, canyons, domes and bridges. The area was named for a line of white domes and cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, each of which looks somewhat like the United States Capitol building. 

Bryce Canyon, Utah

Bryce Canyon, Utah, Nov. 1, 2012: Made up of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, Bryce Canyon is known for its unique geological structures called hoodoos. These limestone rock formations are caused by the erosional force of frost-wedging and the dissolving power of rainwater. The person in the lower left of the first photo gives a bit of a sense of scale. Like most of the places we visited on the trip, I wish we could have spent more time here. The view was spectacular. The colors are insane. I would have loved to walk through the canyon and explore some more. 

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Multnomah Falls, Ore., Oct. 18, 2012: The tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon, Multnomah Falls is split into two major steps, with the lower falls standing at 69 ft. and the upper at 542 ft. A trail leads to Benson Footbridge, allowing visitors to travel to a platform at the top of the upper falls where there is a beautiful view of the Columbia River Gorge. 

Zion, Utah

Zion National Park, Utah, Nov. 2, 2012: Zion National Park features 229 square miles of high plateaus, narrow, deep, sandstone canyons, and the Virgin River along with its tributaries. Among the wildlife in Zion are mountain goats. It’s crazy that they’re able to scale such a steep and rugged landscape. They have a great little hop that they’ve mastered- somehow it gets them from shrub to shrub. These goats were content just munching away while I took a few photos.

Zion Canyon – “Court of the Patriarchs”