David Holds a Cup Above the Vineyards

Prompt

Psalm 16: "The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup... The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a goodly heritage." King David sits on a low stone terrace wall among his ancestral vineyards in the hills of Bethlehem at golden sunset, a simple clay cup held in both hands, his face glad and at rest as he looks out over the land. He is large and central, his mantle loose on his shoulders. Before him the terraced green valley falls away in neat rows of vines and olive trees marked by boundary stones, glowing in warm evening light under a soft apricot sky. 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.