Thank you guys. Again, Fletch, your image is the closest to what I was looking for. I just tried to redo everything in LR like you said, and I did it! Before this, I never used adjustment brush, and that's what this image was missing. The clarity on the ground really separates it from the tree and gives the image a sense of depth. Thanks for teaching me this.
I'm gonna give this image a lot more work when I have time, also gonna remove the power lines.
Raghunath, your image is also good but a bit too saturated, as far as I remember the scene.
I have no idea about LAB colour and High Pass filer yet.
Thanks!
Here's my version:
