Dark Processed Lomo Photoshop Effect - How To

This month I'm going to whittle down some of my many instructional bookmarks. The web is filled with numerous great ideas and techniques that people graciously share and it appears I've bookmarked them all. I have so many that I don't bother perusing the saved sites, I simply do a new search.

The first one is another version of a Lomo Photography effect and this one is from Spoon Graphics. I love the lush, vivid appearance of Lomo photography.

The original image, a pickup truck bed that was converted into a trailer.

The technique I normally use.

This is a more muted version by Chris Spooner. It seems more vintage than Lomo but it's always fun to try new techniques.  I'm including my notes but the link takes you to the original tutorial.

Command j to work on a duplicate layer
image > adjustments > levels to fix the tones. Command L is the keyboard shortcut.
Adjust the sliders.

Intensify the color:
Adjustment Layer > Curves
Red Channel - adjust the curve on the graph
Change to the Green Channel - adjust the curve on the graph
Change to the Blue Channel - adjust the curve on the graph

Copy the original image and move to the top of the layers panel.
Image ? Adjustments > Black and White
Blending mode Darken. Lower the opacity.

Copy the original image and move to the top of the layers panel.
Choose a dark greyish purple and light greyish purple for the color picker.
Image > Adjustments > Gradient Map
Blend Mode > Hard Light
Lower the opacity.

The vignette:
New lkayer. Fill with black
Bland mode > Overlay
Apply a layer mask. Use a soft brush. You want darker edges and a brighter focal point.
Black erases, white adds.
Lower opacity.