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Opportunities for low light photography are good in the winter, but is this just an extra challange in taking a good photo or is it really an area or genre in its own right.
Low light shots are harder, should we just wait for summer?
I read somewhere that when we are challenged and find something difficult to do it can also be the thing to get creative juices running. So me I like seeing pictures where the clouds have taken on a magical look because the shutter speed is low and the wind is blowing them. The limitations make you think about it differently. How do you frame that sky? Are blurred people walking past a distraction or part of the image? If yes how do you compose to use it?
Sod summer 
One thing I want to try is catching the northern lights in somewhere like Iceland. And those photo's in Advanced Photographer on this topic intrigue me.
Quote: Low light shots are harder, should we just wait for summer?
Up the iso or film, no excuses get out there 
Quote: Low light shots are harder
are they?
no one told me 
and I find it dead easy
that would depend on what you're shooting in low light though... wouldn't it?
Agree with Ade.
I can't see how night shots would be harder than day shots.
Anyway, looking at you're p/f you seem to be doing alright with night shots.
Keep it up.
Low-light styleeeee - it's getting trendy!
Big Stoppers seem to be flavour of the month at the moment
Night photography for lazy people
I tried photographing my Granddaughters gymnastic display in a hall about as bright as candlelight and that was impossible, even at iso6400!
Actually it was possible, but the girls were just blurs.
Quote: That would depend on what you're shooting in low light though... wouldn't it?
well yeah
I did make the assumption that he was on about "night photography" where the whole raison-d'-etre is to have long shutters and the creative possibilities of that.
Shooting at dusk can be a pain without flash - your AF starts searching etc. and your sitters have to stay still .
but "night photography" is just as easy as landscape - only difference is the shutter speeds and stuff moving in the shot
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