Amos Defends a Lamb From a Roaring Lion

Prompt

Amos 3: "Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey?... As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear." At dusk on a rocky hillside, the shepherd Amos stands large and central between his frightened flock and a roaring maned lion crouched on a boulder, raising his heavy wooden staff and shouting to drive it off, a small rescued lamb clutched safely against his chest. Glowing amber sunset light, long shadows, dry thornbushes. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.