Morphed pictures – The modern ‘Avatars’

Like all things in life, Technology too has two sides to it. Lets take morphing as an example. It can be used in a disgusting manner or in the most creative & positive manner. If the recent issue of Maxim publishing a morphed picture of Khushboo in a skimpy bikini constitutes as an example for the bad side of morphing, then the variety of morphs we have seen of Mr. P Chidambaram post his 2006-07 budget should be considered the good side of morphing.

One morphed picture of Mr. Chidambaram shows him as the Amitabh Bachhan of Bunty aur Babli complete with the gamcha & the tooth pick (was it that?) in the mouth. Another picture shows the educated Finance Minister sitting on a rock & blowing soap bubbles at us.

Today there are pictures of the American President morphed like the characters played by Amitabh Bachhan from his movies Bunty aur Babli, Sarkar & Black.

The extent to which morphing can happen today is amazing. The morphed picture of Mr. Bush is complete with the Bachhan style goatee and tilak on the forehead. Now, was that a result of Photoshop?

Morphing pictures are like today’s answer to Cartoons. Cartoonists would project leaders in whatever form they desired. Today, the guys involved in morphing can give us the same taste of a cartoon albeit with real life like features.