An Angel Wakes Elijah Under the Juniper

Prompt

1 Kings 19: In the wilderness an angel wakes the exhausted prophet Elijah under a juniper tree. Elijah, large and central, lies half-raised on one elbow in the shade of a scraggly desert broom tree, weary and despairing, looking up in wonder. Beside him stands an angel with short hair, clothed in shining garments, with two great white wings spread wide and fully visible on both sides, bending to touch his shoulder and saying, Arise and eat. Near Elijah's head a round flat cake bakes on glowing coals beside a clay jar of water. Barren golden desert hills of the Negev under bright early-morning sunlight and a clear blue sky. 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.