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Can anyone help me remove the background on this image?

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  1. a01020304

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    I have been trying to get rid of all the background of the image below and just leave the main object, the gate.
    I have tried many times and made a total balls up of it each time (i been at it 4 days now and just cant seem to be able to do it).
    Is anyone able to help me and erase all the background and just leave the gate so I can insert the gate into another image.

    http://www.virtualhunterston.eu.org/whitegate.htm
     
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    what about the gate posts? what are you using for photo editing?
     
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    The gate used to be located on image 2 but removed in the 1900s to a location half a mile away where image 1 is taken. I am trying to recreate the look of what the gate would have looked like in image 2.

    There would have been 2 posts, one on each side but in 1920s it was removed and only the one remain. The gate shown in image 1 used to located here and it was a gravel driveway for horse and cart.

    Image 1 (the gate in 2009 at new location)
    http://www.virtualhunterston.eu.org/whitegate.htm

    Image 2 (where the gate shown above would have been in 1900s)
    http://www.virtualhunterston.eu.org/castlegate.htm

    I have been trying using Gimp and also Paint Shop X2 but no joy, it just frustrates me thats some can master this software and i cant. Photoshop wont install on my pc. If I cant do it in 4 days what chance do i have of ever doing it.
     
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    so you don't need the gate posts in the image 5, correct?
     
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    no, posts in image 5 not needed.
     
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    i started working on it last night.
     
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    nice post thanks to sharing
     

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