This photo was taken at the upper station of the Kiev Funicular, a cable railway linking two areas of Kiev; Podil and the Uppertown. It’s cheap to ride and offers a quick way to travel up the steep Volodymyrska Hill.
Image Info
- Camera: ILCE-7RM2
- Focal length: 32mm
- Flash fired: yes
- Shutter speed: 1/25s
- Aperture: ƒ/6.3
- ISO: 2000
Model Ekaterina was photographed with a Sony A7RII camera with a Sony FE 16 – 35 F4 ZA OSS lens. Off-camera flash was used; a Godox AD200 with a Godox AD-S7 soft box and diffuser attached.
Adjustments were made in Lightroom (highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, and vibrance). Skin was retouched in Photoshop using frequency separation.
As a final touch, a Fuji Pro 160S film emulation preset was applied in Exposure X2.
Location Details
Kiev Funicular
Mykhailivs'ka Square
Kiev
Ukraine
Location Map
The position of Kiev Funicular is displayed in the map below.

Photo Credits
Modelling: Ekaterina