You don’t always get the great weather but you go out anyway? You adapt and get over not having gorgeous weather and golden hour to do the work for you.

Flat light doesn’t mean no light — it just means the contrast has to come from the subject rather than the sky. The Nikon FE and Kodak Tri-X on a grey Clisson afternoon. Overcast conditions are ideal for black and white; the even illumination lets you build contrast locally rather than battling it globally. The grain here carries the mood that the weather denies. See the full article: Messing About Along the River in Clisson on IJM Photography.