I'm also trying to allow myself to be comfortable with darker images, letting the tones slip into the black. It's difficult for me beacuse I always want things to be visible, easy to read. I'm a big-picture person by nature, always wanting to know or explain all the little details, and I believe this carries over in my desire to light my images fully. But slowly, over time, with age, I'm learning to let that all go.
How do you feel about these darker images? Do you find them hard to read? Do you like them? Would you want more?