Spring training is a time for fans to get closer to their heroes. Access is easier, spirits are higher, and hope springs eternal. The games don’t count and every team is tied for first place.

With that in mind, the Globe’s Stan Grossfeld attached an 800mm telephoto lens to his camera in Fort Myers, Fla., and filled the frame.

These closeups are a colorful harbinger that despite Tuesday’s snowstorm, Opening Day is not far away. C8