Elderly Levite Plays the Harp Beside a Date Palm

Prompt

Psalm 92 (A Song for the sabbath day): It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD... upon an instrument of ten strings... The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; they shall still bring forth fruit in old age. An elderly Levite musician sits large and central in the sunlit court of the temple on a Sabbath morning, joyfully playing a ten-stringed harp, his eyes bright; beside him rises a tall date palm heavy with golden fruit, and a young cedar grows nearby. Soft morning light, praise-filled and serene. 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.