lent ashes on wooden cross
Prompt
Photorealistic still life of fine gray Lent ashes gently dusted across a plain wooden cross, resting on a weathered outdoor chapel bench after a light late-winter rain. Tiny droplets cling to the wood grain, with a few bare twigs and emerging green shoots nearby to suggest the seasonal turn toward spring. Soft dawn light filters through mist in the background, creating a quiet, contemplative mood. Color palette of ash gray, damp cedar brown, muted sage, and pale blue morning light. Compose with the cross angled diagonally from lower left to upper right, ashes in crisp focus and background softly blurred. Shot on 50mm lens, f/2.2, natural light, shallow depth of field, documentary realism.
Negative Prompt
recognizable human faces, readable text, logos, watermarks, brand names, specific church seals, national flags, identifiable landmarks, legible scripture, oversaturated colors, HDR halos, plastic texture, artificial-looking ashes, distorted cross, extra objects clutter, cropped body parts