This was taken around 11 AM with the sun behind me from approximately ten feet away. I used a Manfrotto tripod and a Nikon D7100 and the lens was an AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED. The settings were ISO 560, Aperture 5.6, shutter priority at 1/4000, no flash. If I remember correctly I used Perfect Photo Suite software to add the "grunge" background effect to enhance an otherwise blank background of a stuccoed wall.