
Farmer With the Unmuzzled Ox on the Threshing Floor
A man rests his hand on the back of an ox that lowers its head to eat grain scattered on a threshing floor.
Prompt
Deuteronomy 25: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. A farmer stands large and central on a sunlit threshing floor beside his ox, which treads over golden sheaves and freely lowers its head to eat the grain, the farmer resting his hand kindly on its back. Chaff glitters in the bright afternoon light, hills and blue sky behind. 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.
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