During the summer the University of South Carolina football team showed appreciation to their fans by signing autographs to show how important the fans are to the gamecocks.  The use of realism, perspective, colors, and icons define the good bond of the players and fans. The element shows a deeper meaning to the relationship between the players and fans. The bond is viewed in a positive way as we see the smile on the face of each person. In the image it displays a strong bond between the community and the University of South Carolina football team, therefore at the football team's downfall the fans remain loyal. This is important because during a downfall the community will continue to remain strong. 

In this image realism is shown in numerous ways. Realism is shown in how people's emotions can draw a person in and makes a person feel a bond. In this image a kids is smiling with his hand on his paper, which shows that he is happy about getting autograph from his role models. The kid's facial expression displays how he actually feels during this moment. His face shows a lot of excitement because he is close to the players while he is getting their autographs. Although, the players are happy because of the appreciation of the fans it also shows how they enjoy being a part of an activity bigger than themselves. In the picture it shows an interaction between the players and fans, which represents a positive bond. The University of South Carolina players are bonded to their community. In the image it also shows how the players are representing the roles of young and respectful men. Even though sometimes it is hard for some people to interact with new people, the players took the challenge to accomplish a goal not only for their self but the community.

The image perspective is shown from a fan's point of view.  A perspective is the way a person displays the image. In this photo the perspective focuses only on the football players. The image is captured at an eye level, which also shows all of the football players in a line. The perspective of the image is captured while the football players are in motion, which is a more important way than a bird's eye view. Within the picture the kids mean a lot. In this image, the kids are happy being there to support the gamecocks and meet the guys they watch on TV. This is important because if a kid can show as much respect as an adult there is no way for an adult not to appreciate what the University of South Carolina football brings to our state.  The kid's perspective in the image shows that he is excited to be close to the football players. Also it shows how the players appreciate that moment with the fans because they are smiling and joking while continuing to sign autographs. 

The colors in the image show all warm colors. Color has a different sensation on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light. The colors in the image mean a lot; different colors in an image represents the mode of the image. The bright colors in this image represent happiness. Some of the darker colors in the image can represent competition.  The main color in this image is garnet. This color represents the school; all the players in the picture are dressed in a uniform, which shows that they are a part of a team. The second color is black. Black is one of the primary colors in the jersey; black can represent the downfall of any situations that the gamecocks ever face such as adversity. There are two main colors that the fans and players wear to support the gamecocks in their downfall and when they are successful. People recognize garnet and black as the Gamecocks nationwide. Overall, the garnet in this image is considered as loving and caring and black represents any distractions towards the football team. 

 The icons in this image are a gamecock, Under Armour symbol, and a SEC badge. The gamecock is the one main icon in the image. A gamecock is a male rooster that fights until it wins or loses, but will never stop until death. This represents that the University of South Carolina football team will fight and will not give up no matter what the circumstances. The second most important icon in this image is the Under Armour sign. The main slogan of underarmour is "Protect this House" this icon is important because it shows that the gamecock's will work to protect where they bleed, sweat and cry. This shows that the team will do work in order to keep themselves happy, and to maintain the respect from the community. The last most important icon in this image is the SEC badge. "SEC" which is also known as the South Eastern Conference, shows that the University of South Carolina is tough. The "SEC" is one of the toughest conference in college football. With the gamecocks being in the SEC, it draws more attention to the school and football program.

However, the reason that this image is important is because it shows a lot of meaning. Although, certain people may question why this is important, this shows a relationship with not only the community, but something that every Carolina fan looks up to. Therefore, there is a tight bond with the community and University of South Carolina football players. Which makes it easier for the players and fans to know when everything seems to be at a breaking point, yet the fans and players can still rely on each other. 

