This picture is the first image that I posted in Flickr that immediately received numerous praises from a lot of people right after upload. As a matter of fact, this photo was taken in 2004 and has already been used as a "jazzed-up" design composite for NCCA's WebSining graphics design contest on that same year.
I only uploaded this on Flickr yesterday (April 14, 2007) and it became an instant hit. Cosidering that this image is only snapped-up by a 2-megapixel point and shoot camera, i think its surreal appeal and the emotion that it evoked from people are the main factors why people took notice.
Frankly, looking at this image still makes me feel sad and angry at the same time. The price that nature has to pay in the name of "development".
