Holiday bokeh

[Engine7]

This is my first attempt at capturing bokeh. Is my color and lighting correct? I'm new to photography and just want to learn. Any and all critiques are welcome.

Camera--Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure--3.2
Aperture--f/5.6
Focal Length--50 mm
ISO Speed--100

[Tito87]

I love the bokeh, but I think your subject is underexposed.

[Peggyjom]

Love the Bokeh also! it is a great subject but yes you could have used a bit more light. I tried to lighten it a bit in elements to see what it would look like but a raw imiage is really best to do this with.
Keep shooting and posting!! Great job!

[RobSPhotoNut]

I am new to the forum, but enjoy photography. To lighten the front of the angel, you might try a piece of white posterboard, or a piece of alum foil mounted on a card. You could experiment with size of reflector to illuminate without a blinding flash.

Nikon D300, various lenses and accessories-

[jkn03]

Nice shot. I was wondering if spot metering would have solved the underexposure?

[Doug Sundseth]

Originally Posted by jkn03

Nice shot. I was wondering if spot metering would have solved the underexposure?

Not really. Since the background is well-exposed, raising the exposure by metering from a darker area would have blown out the background. What you need to do is either add light on the front of the subject or blend two or more exposures.

[Engine7]

Thanks for all the input. I'll be sure to employ this in my next efforts.