Noah Stands at the Ark as the Rain Begins

Prompt

1 Peter 3: 'In the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.' Noah stands large and central in the great open doorway high in the side of the wooden ark, one hand on the doorpost, looking out with quiet faith as the first heavy rain begins to fall over a vast plain; behind him in the warm lamplit interior the faces of his family can be glimpsed. Storm clouds above split by shafts of bright sunlight, rain glistening; solemn and hopeful. 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.