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Just so beautiful!

July 23rd 2007 09:05

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Madagascar, 2000

Photograph by Lynn Johnson

Light permeates the sheer petals of a Madagascar periwinkle.

Catharanthus roseus’s delicate appearance belies its powerful pharmaceutical prowess. The flower yields a compound that has been used effectively to treat leukemia.


Scientists are racing to study the thousands of potentially beneficial plant species found in the world's tropical forests before they are destroyed by deforestation.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Nature’s RX,” April 2000, National Geographic magazine)

Just so beautiful


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Comment by Sarah White

July 23rd 2007 16:58


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So beautiful and your signature tune goes very well with the article Katyzzz. I wish I could be as talented at photography to capture beautiful things like this.

Comment by katyzzz

July 23rd 2007 21:22


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It's often a matter of being there, seeing there, angling there and capturing the moment with a suitably equipped camera, of course and appropriate lighting.

katyzzz

Comment by Miswanderlust

July 23rd 2007 23:29


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Beautiful signature and pictures!
Mis

Comment by katyzzz

July 24th 2007 00:03


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Thanks Mis,

katyzzz

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