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LUTETIA - Travels in France with the X100 | Vaison la Romaine
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 8:28 AM 
We are so north american. We expect highways and byways, lines and grids.
The sign said 20 kilometres to Vaison la Romaine — it took us over an hour, through meandering roads and villages. Through vineyards and sweeping valleys under the soleil du midi.
But man, we never missed that grid.
And we didn't mind the payoff either.
Next: les Baux de Provence
Equipment used:
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Reader Comments (4)
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Wow, fantastic captures! Are these all JPEGs processed in Aperture? I have X100 now and have been reading your blog with great interest because I have been a RAW shooter before and now I may switch to JPEG. Do you feel that RAW is only (or mainly) needed for fixing the exposure? So i mean that if you got a good exposure when shooting RAW is not necessarily needed. Thanks for posting these amazing images and thoughts!
Jonne
Thanks for the kind words Jonne. Yes, these are all Aperture processed JPEGs. If you look through the X100 archive you'll find a post where I discuss my reasons for choosing JPEG on this particular camera. It has a lot to do with its outstanding processing but also with the way I use it — for personal projects that aren't mission critical, ie without a client expecting results. It's my what-the-hell-just-shoot-it camera.
As a matter of fact, my entire shooting approach with the X100 is almost the exact opposite of how I usually work: Aperture Priority (I'm 100% manual on Nikons), Auto ISO (never use it on DSLRs), Auto Dynamic Range and of course JPEG.
That said, raw allows control over a lot of things beyond exposure as I'm sure you know: white balance, black point, sharpening, noise reduction... The additional headroom in those areas allows for so much flexibility. I'd never advocate JPEG over raw in any absolute way. This is something you need to decide for yourself, based on the type of photography you do and your own personal workflow.
My use of JPEG is specific to the X100. I'm still a raw shooter on Nikon and wouldn't dream of using JPEG only.
Patrick, thank you very much for the answer! I agree with you that I will definitely use RAW when shooting with my 5D Mark II but with X100 it seems to be a different story. Now I will browse through your spectacular X100 shots!
All the best,
Jonne