I’ve created a rod for my own back / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

February 25, 2024 2:14am CST

Do you know that saying? It means to act in a way that will involve extra work or actions in the future. When we take photos at horse endurance rides, we process them in Lightroom. The improvement can be quite remarkable. I use a ‘fancy’ camera for these photos but otherwise I use my little ‘point and shoot’ which sometimes doesn’t take as nice a photo as I’d like. Just lately I’ve been processing the odd photo in Lightroom before I put it on myLot. Now I find I’m doing it more and more. If the photo isn’t of a certain standard, then I’m not happy with it and I’ll do more work on it in Lightroom. As I said, I’ve now created a rod for my own back. The photo was taken on a canal near Briare in France. The one on the left isn’t worth putting up but by the time I finished with it looked a lot better.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502178)

• Italy

25 Feb 24

I never hard that expression. I often use Photoshop to correct the "errors" that I make when taking photos with my phone or my little camera.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502178)

• Italy

27 Feb 24

@JudyEv It is a good tool to remove the "fog" and enhance the colours.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 24

Photoshop is a good tool too when photos need to be improved a little.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

25 Feb 24

Wow what a difference. I am a graphic designer so I do a lot of work like that but it still amazes me when I see the finished results. Well done.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 24

It does surprise you when a very dark photo suddenly reveals all its hidden features.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

28 Feb 24

@JudyEv it sure does.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

26 Feb 24

I never have heard that expression, but I can see your big improvements. You hold yourself to high standards.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381810)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 24

It's hard to put up a very dark photo when you know that you can improve it.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

25 Feb 24

I've never heard that expression, and at first read I thought it related to a back support... which I wouldn't mind at all, especially if it stretched me back up to my original 5'2"