Bosham Crypt

About three years ago I had just bought a 11-22mm wide zoom second hand,. I do like wide angle lenses for certain applications. Anyway, I found myself on the south coast. and made a point of visiting Bosham, an excellent little village that seems to float at the very edge of England, near Chichester harbour.

I photographed everything that day with the new lens (like you do) including these views of the ancient crypt under the church.




Bosham has links with Canute, Bede, the Bayeux Tapestry and Harold, so a little respect is due. It is also rather tidal and some of the roads and car parks have a tendancy to vanish twice a day. 

Be careful where you park...




These early attempts were shot with my first Olympus DSLR. No Image stabilisation, and I forgot to take a tripod. I did not shoot raw files then, these days I would bring back much better images. 

Ah well, we all learn by our mistakes :-)

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  1. Jim Huckle26 February 2011 at 20:10

    Ooh, I know Bosham! We used to go on holiday in that part of the world quite regularly - I remember us all being quite fascinated watching the tide come up and slowly claim the car that hadn't been rescued in time. Needless to say the locals were less bothered, as it apparently happens every day during tourist season...

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