Butterfly shot

[brainsoup]

Hi, I took this at the museum of natural history while on holiday in New York and was hoping for some critique. I was quite taken with the colours, but what do you think of the composition, and also have I been using the right settings to get the best photo out of the situation? It was a reasonably brightly lit, indoors, butterfly house with no natural light. Any help would be much appreciated

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camera: canon sx220 hs
f-stop: f/4
exposure time: 1/50
ISO: 800
No flash - compulsory

[Matthias099]

For me the butterfly gets kind of lost in the bright colors. Maybe a tight crop would help....?

[brainsoup]

Thanks, i'll probably give that a go

[Hill Country Hack]

Tighter crop was the first thing that popped in my mind.

[lit-photography08]

have a look of what I got.

[aemeeaziz]

wow . nice !

[Faith Huddleston]

Here is what it looks like when I cropped it. The butterfly grabs your full attention.