Woodcutter Whets His Axe on a Stone

Prompt

Ecclesiastes 10: If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. In an oak wood at the edge of a village, a strong middle-aged woodcutter in a rough brown tunic sits large and central on a fallen log, carefully sharpening the iron head of his axe on a whetstone, his face concentrated. Beside him lie a pile of split logs and a half-cleft trunk. Bright dappled morning sunlight through green leaves. 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.