I stood at the edge of the Tuscan shore, the salty breeze wrapping around me as the last light of the day painted the sky in soft pastels lavender, peach, and the fading warmth of gold. The waves, gentle yet persistent, moved in rhythm with the evening, whispering their endless stories. And there, half submerged in the water, stood the root. It looked ancient, worn by the sea, twisted and bent like an old knee kneeling before time itself. I had stumbled upon it by chance, but the moment I saw it, I knew this was the story I had come to capture. It was a relic of resilience, shaped by the tides and softened by the years, yet still standing, still enduring. Setting up my camera, I adjusted for a long exposure, letting the waves blur into a misty veil, wrapping the root in something ethereal, almost otherworldly. The shutter clicked, freezing that fleeting moment. As I stood back, watching the water swirl around the root, I felt the weight of time itself. This piece of wood had seen more sunrises than I ever would, had been touched by more waves than I could count. And yet, it remained. I named the photograph The Knee of Time a tribute to the quiet strength of nature, to the way time bends but does not break, and to the beauty of a single moment, held forever in a frame.

As the sun dipped below the horizon, the Mediterranean transformed into a canvas of delicate pastels lavender, peach, and soft blue blending seamlessly. It was in this fleeting moment, amidst the gentle embrace of dusk, that I captured The Knee of Time. In the shallows off the Tuscan coast, an ancient tree root stood defiant, half-submerged, weathered by the endless rhythm of the sea. Twisted and gnarled, it bore the scars of centuries, a silent witness to tides, storms, and whispers of history. The long exposure blurred the waves into a silky veil, wrapping the root in an ethereal mist, as if time itself bowed to its resilience. This root, sculpted by nature’s hands, felt like a relic from another era - its curves reminiscent of a bent knee, kneeling before the vastness of the sea. In that quiet twilight, it was neither past nor present, but something timeless. A moment of stillness in the evermoving tide.

• Camera: Canon 5D Mark III
• Lens: 16-35mm
• Filters: Lee
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