The Shepherd Carries the Lost Sheep Home

Prompt

Matthew 18: the shepherd who finds the one lost sheep. High on a rugged mountainside, a Judean shepherd in a striped head-cloth and rough woollen cloak carries a rescued lamb across his shoulders, large and central, his weathered face full of joy as he strides home over the rocks. His anatomy is natural and correct: exactly two arms and two hands — both hands are raised to his shoulders, one hand holding the lamb's front legs and the other holding its back legs; his shepherd's staff is slung across his back on a strap, not held. The lamb has exactly four legs. Far below, the ninety and nine graze in a green fold. Warm golden evening light, a clear wide sky. The shepherd wears a wrapped head-cloth over his 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.