
Moabite Women Flee Through the Ford of Arnon
A mother carrying a child and a bundle wades through a river in a rocky gorge beside an older woman, both afraid. Birds fly above the cliffs.
Prompt
Isaiah 16: For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. A young Moabite mother carrying her child and a bundle, with an older woman beside her, wades large and central through the shallow ford of the Arnon river in a deep rocky gorge, looking back in fear. Birds scatter overhead from the cliffs. Behind them a trampled vineyard on the slope. Bright sunlight on red sandstone cliffs and sparkling water. 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.
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