Exiles Leave Babylon Singing Through the Blue Gate

Prompt

Isaiah 48: Go ye forth of Babylon with a voice of singing. A joyful band of Jewish exiles streams out of the blue glazed gate of Babylon into the desert, singing; large and central in the foreground walk a grey-bearded elder with his hands raised in praise and a young mother carrying her child, with families behind them carrying bundles and leading donkeys. Bright morning sun, golden glowing dust, a mood of release and joy. 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.