Habakkuk Cries Out as the Chaldeans Ride In

Prompt

Habakkuk 1: "O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear!... For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation... Their horses also are swifter than the leopards." The prophet Habakkuk, wearing a simple wrapped head cloth, stands large and central on the stone battlements of a Judean town wall, hands raised to heaven in an anguished cry, while far out across the sunlit plain behind him a fast-moving line of Chaldean horsemen raises a long plume of golden dust and an eagle sweeps overhead. Bright, hard late-afternoon light, deep 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.