David Lifts His Hands at Sunrise Among Olive Trees

Prompt

Psalm 25: "To you, O LORD, do I lift up my soul... Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths... Remember not the sins of my youth." The grey-bearded King David stands alone at the start of a winding footpath through a hillside olive grove at sunrise, his open hands lifted to heaven and his lined face humble and longing. He is large and central, seen from the waist up in his dusty indigo robe. Behind him the path winds away between ancient gnarled olive trees and down into a valley filled with soft golden morning mist. 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.