Ancient tree grows beside waterfall in misty forest valley

3D render depicting massive gnarled tree trunk positioned adjacent to cascading waterfall within dense forest environment. Volumetric mist lighting saturates background atmospheric depth. Golden-hour sunlight refracts through canopy foliage, illuminating moss-covered bark texture and root systems. Water surface reflects environmental lighting. Geological rock formations ground base composition. Rendering employs subsurface scattering on translucent leaves, caustic light patterns across streambed, chromatic depth-of-field separation between foreground vegetation and distant forest layers