16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Marching King Penguins

Among the tussock grass of Salisbury Plain in South Georgia, four regal King Penguins were travelling as a pack minding their own business and battling it out for dominance by extending their necks and slapping each other. Every once in a while, one of them would break out of their trance and curiously look at me. Using the green backdrop of the tussock grass found in their natural environment, I tried to add that extra "pop" for their already eye-catching golden-orange coloring.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2018
Date Uploaded: 05.2018
Photo Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Georgia
Copyright: © Marina Komolova