A Family Walks Through the Parted Sea

Prompt

Psalm 66: "Come and see the works of God... He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him." An Israelite family walks across the dry sea bed between two towering, glassy walls of blue-green water: a father carrying a small child on his shoulders and a mother holding a little girl by the hand, all looking up at the walls of water in joyful wonder. The family is large and central on the path of dry sand and pebbles. Brilliant morning light shines down the corridor between the walls of the sea, turning the water translucent turquoise and gold. 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.