The above photo was taken with the following settings and equipment:

-Handheld 
-Nikon D80 DSLR Body
-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-f/5.6 G Telephoto Zoom Lens
-ISO 180
-Shutter Speed 1/125sec
-Exposure; Program @ E.V.: -0.7
-Aperture: f/4
-Flash: Did not Fire
-Metering:  Pattern Matrix