Oh come on! Are you suggesting that all the great photographers of the film age were only taking 'snapshots in good light'? In the 'olden days of film' you had to understand, and work with, the limitations of film and therefore potentially learnt a heck of a lot more about how the camera itself works. It's far too 'easy' with digital just to blast away and then manipulate in Photoshop or similar to improve the initial image, but have no understanding about the image was actually created.
I do a lot less photography now than I used to do, but I think I have more images I'm really pleased with from the film days than now. That will be in part down to the fact that I can't be bothered (polite version) to spend hours using software to modify the original. My film work was almost entirely transparency when it really was vital to get it right 'in camera.