Archive for 'Asparagaceae'

Dragon blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari)

The unmistakable silhouette of the most famous of all plant species on Socotra. I stayed here for two nights, and what an amazing place – a forest of dragon blood trees! It’s like being in Jurassic park without the dinosaurs! Aperture: ƒ/6.3 Camera: NIKON D4 Focal length: 210mm ISO: 2000 Shutter speed: 1/2.5 s

Dragon blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) UV

Visiting Socotra is like going back to another time and even to another planet entirely. When visiting the only dragonblood tree forest on the island, you are surrounded by trees so unlike anything alive on Earth today, that you simply cannot wonder if you’ve gone back to prehistoric times. To emphasize the weirdness of the […]