Posted @withregram • @babaktafreshi At this time of the year I should be on this wonderland under spectacular sky of La Palma, Canary Islands. With the pandemic my annual Astromaster photo workshop was postponed this year. On this night, at an elevation of 2,000 meters (6,000 ft) it felt like walking into a science fiction scene. These giant flowers, when in full bloom, look like nothing else on Earth. They are "Echium wildpretii," known as tajinaste in Spanish. About one to three meters tall, the plant was nearly extinct a few decades ago but now they're preserved and growing in number. The same plant on the neighboring island of Tenerife turns red instead of pink. Learn more on babaktafreshi.com/lapalma @twanight #babakworkshops #echium #nightphotography #canaryislands https://www.instagram.com/p/CAgxIS9B4rC/?igshid=55f0oed02g77
