lent ashes on wooden cross
Prompt
Photorealistic macro still life of a small handmade wooden cross made from two rough, dark twigs, lightly dusted with fine gray Lent ashes, resting on a bed of cool ash and charred wood fragments. Compose the cross slightly off center in a low horizontal frame, with one textured ash-covered ember in the foreground and the background falling into creamy blur. Use soft dawn light grazing from the upper left, revealing cracked bark, powdery ash, and faint warm ember undertones without active flames. Mood is quiet, humble, contemplative, and seasonal. Color palette of charcoal gray, muted taupe, warm amber, and soft cream. Shot on a 100mm macro lens, f/2.8, shallow depth of field, natural grain, documentary realism.
Negative Prompt
recognizable human faces, people, hands, logos, watermarks, trademarks, readable text, Bible verses, denominational seals, flags, active large flames, oversaturated colors, HDR halos, plastic textures, melted objects, artificial smoke patterns, excessive symmetry