Elders Lay Hands on the Kneeling Timothy

Prompt

1 Timothy 4: 'Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers... Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.' Timothy kneels large and central, head bowed in humble prayer, as three elders of the church stand around him and lay their hands on his head and shoulders. Soft golden light falls from a window onto Timothy; plain stone room behind. The elders wear wrapped head-cloths over their hair. Timothy wears a wrapped striped head-cloth and a plain brown wool mantle. 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.