My version…
IMG_20240318_172121.dng.xmp (20.9 KB)
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Thanks for sharing this photo.
Two plays in GIMP. I used my luminosity mask plug-in to increase contrast, particularly in the mid-range and then a small increase in saturation for the mid-saturation range.
For the second image I attempted to reduce the vignetting, however I think this reduces the impact of the image!
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My gut says to do something like @Popanz. So, for something completely (?) different:
IMG_20240318_172121.dng.xmp (6.8 KB)
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Applied a Kodachrome 25 LUT to the land and used color balance rgb to tone down the sky. My feathering of the sky mask needs work!
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Can’t say that this was easy. Bringing the thistles into the limelight meant Isolating them from the background was quite a challenge. Had to do a lot of back and forth with several modules as the xmp file will tell you. Here’s my attempt
IMG_20240318_172121.dng.xmp (22.3 KB)
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… but hey, that’s what I imagined 
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So I dabbled at color work and sharpening and cropping and framing (the framing color pickers don’t seem to work right), and I’m not sure I learned anything, except how to waste time.
darktable-4.7.0+910.
IMG_20240318_172121_24.dng.xmp (21.6 KB)
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