A Stag Drinks from a Mountain Stream

Prompt

Psalm 42 (Maschil, for the sons of Korah): "As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God... I will remember you from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites... Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterspouts." A thirsty red deer stag with fine antlers bends his head to drink eagerly from a clear rushing mountain stream, large and central, his flanks heaving and his breath steaming. The stream tumbles over mossy rocks in small cascades and waterfalls among green ferns and oaks, below the snowy slopes of Mount Hermon that rise in the background. Bright, fresh morning light sparkles on the water. No people. 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.