Camera: NIKON D2Hs

Shutter: 1/60

Aperture: f/3.5

Exposure Setting: Manual (Pattern Mode)

ISO: 640

Strobe Flash: Did Not Fire

Lens Focal Length: 25mm

White Balance: Auto

Editor's Note: Sam managed the available light very well in this photo. By backing up and using a wider lens, he was able to get enough depth-of-field to make the gallery art in the background show up well. He also made sure that the background was not darker than the foreground, which would have happened if he had used a flash or not turned up the sensitivity (ISO) of his camera.

-- Lara Neel, visual editor