It all began with a Brown Thrasher and an old wild rose with a dead center large enough to hide a small child. The child would quietly sit in the rose bush and watch the Brown Thrasher for hours as the bird went about the business of being a Brown Thrasher.

From those early experiences came a love of birds and a patience in watching wild creatures that few people possess. Interest in the birds became knowledge about the birds and then expanded to other natural wonders - wildflowers, butterflies, frogs, lizards, snakes, dragonflies. This interest in wild things continued into adulthood.

After twenty-nine years as a graphics professional, Sharon circled back to her beginnings - quietly watching nature - but now recording it, combining the love of wild things with her working experience in photography and digital imaging.

The photos on these pages are the product of patient observation, photographic technique and the natural wildness of South Carolina's ACE Basin region, where Sharon lives and works. Please feel free to browse and enjoy...