A Builder Sets the Cornerstone in Place

Prompt

1 Peter 2: 'Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious... Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house.' A first-century master builder kneels large and central at the corner of a rising building of pale cut limestone, carefully setting a great, perfectly squared cornerstone into place with both hands, while two younger builders behind him carry fitted stones toward it. Bright clear morning sunlight, warm golden stone against a blue sky; purposeful and hopeful. The men wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their hair. 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.