Elders Wash Their Hands Over a Heifer

Prompt

Deuteronomy 21: When one is found slain and the killer unknown, the elders of the nearest city wash their hands over the heifer in a rough, unsown valley. Two grey-bearded elders stand large and central at a rocky stream, solemnly washing their hands in the clear water, faces lifted in prayer: our hands have not shed this blood. A white-robed Levite priest stands near them, the rough valley behind them in bright, sober morning light. 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.