Jonathan Strengthens David in the Wood

Prompt

1 Samuel 23: In a wood in the wilderness of Ziph, Jonathan comes secretly to the hunted David and strengthens his hand in God: "Fear not... thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee." Jonathan and David sit close together on a fallen log, large and central, Jonathan gripping David's hand in both of his, leaning in with an earnest, encouraging face, while the weary fugitive David looks at him with tears of gratitude and renewed courage. Around them a quiet grove of gnarled trees in the dry hills, dappled bright sunlight falling through the leaves; warm, faithful friendship. 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.