Yeah, Lightroom has helped me a lot. I have been able to save a lot of pictures that would have been lost due to my poor skills using my camera. I am getting better but starting out was kind of brutal. :)
Good point about ediing your Grand Canyon shots. Lightroom helped with some old pics I took with a point and shoot digital. I recently took a couple shots from 2009 and was able to make a panorama out of them and remove some haze. It was pretty incredible for old shots on a cheap camera. :)
