Hi All,

So getting along on my learning journey, however, something that always stumps me in the field, particularly when photographing birds, are the following things:

- Is there an ideal shutter speed for stationary, small birds?
- What's the better compromise, slower than ideal shutter speed? Or to go to a higher ISO, i.e. ISO 3200? For example, if my shutter speed is a little slow at 1/250 but ISO is already at 1600. Do I stick with that shutter speed or bump the ISO (i.e. What's the better compromise?)

I hope this makes sense? I'm often left trying to work out if I should just deal with a slower than ideal shutter speed or if I should just bump up the ISO, and hence the noise?

Camera is a Nikon d3500 using a VR 300mm lens.

Brendan