Bro you don't have to read all the posts and it not compulsion,simply just skip it if you are not interested or is it against the rules of this forum to resurrect the old threads?these are for information/ tip/ techniques to those who are interested.
Your "after"in not bad of course but bro in my view u should make the boat is floating on the water, it seems the boat is above some kind of plain surface,it's ok u removed the dirts but your background needs some watery effect such as waves, the splashes.
Hi guys , I haven't use Gimp so I don't know lot about Gimp but normally any kind of freeware for photography can do normal adjustments and touch up. In my view Photoshop is designed for beginners to pro level standard. If you are only looking for a software that can let you adjust normal color/...