The Blind Man Washes in the Pool of Siloam

Prompt

John 9: the man born blind washes in the pool of Siloam and sees. On the broad stone steps of the pool of Siloam in Jerusalem, a young man born blind, large and central, kneels at the water's edge with water streaming from his face and hands, his eyes opened wide for the first time, gazing up at the brilliant sunlight and blue sky in overwhelming wonder and joy. The clear pool sparkles around him, the city walls rise softly behind. The man 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.