
Moses Strikes the Rock at Kadesh
Moses raises his staff to strike a cliff as water pours out. Aaron in the high priest's garments watches behind him.
Prompt
Numbers 20: At Kadesh there is no water, and Moses lifts up his hand and with his rod smites the rock twice, and the water comes out abundantly. Aged Moses stands large and central before a great sandstone rock face, his staff raised high mid-strike, his face stern and weary, as a powerful stream of clear, sparkling water bursts from the cracked rock. Aaron in his high priest's garments stands just behind his shoulder, watching with a troubled expression. The dry desert of Zin stretches behind under a blazing blue sky, and the water splashes into a pool below. Dramatic, bittersweet mood in brilliant sunlight. 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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