Black and White

I have such desire to create dramatic black and white images. I know a lot of shooters see the possibilities of vibrant colors and even shadows. I look for wow this is going to really make an amazing black and white image. I will even go straight to the image in post processing before any others. Why? I have always been able to see shadows better than anything else. I think a lot of people with bad eye sight see this way too. We live in a darker world in a matter of speaking.I wonder what Ansel would say to that?