I love color as much as the next guy ( or gal, as the case may be) but I also love to try my hand at B&W, duo/tritones and sepia prints. Here's one of my favorites from this past spring's harvest of tulips.
C'mon now...let's get a forum going for these "toned down" images!
You might be interested in a book by Vincent Versace "Welcome to Oz". Lots of good tutorials on manipulating light in images which would lend itself greatly to your style.