Custom field check -please

Hi there

I have had another go getting custom fields to work in this this lovely Carousel.

I wanted to add an event date field and move the post title above the featured image (I found disabling the featured image in the settings and adding a new image from a custom field worked)

This is the code I ended up with which is working – but this is my first attempt at filters so I presume it is a bit of a mess….

function my_wpc_item_description( $description, $params ) {

//get the startdate without the time
	$startdate = eo_get_the_start();
	$post_content = get_the_content();
	$the_image = get_field('my_photo');
	$data_src = '<img src="' . $the_image . '" />';

	$description = '
					<div class="wp-posts-carousel-desc">
					    <div class="my-image"> ' . $data_src . ' . </div>
						<div class="the-date">' . $startdate . '</div>
						<div class="main-content"> ' . $post_content . '</div>

					</div>';

	return $description;
}
add_filter('wpc_item_description', 'my_wpc_item_description', 1, 2);

Any guidance on improving this code would be appreciated
Thank You

https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-posts-carousel/