Onozu Field Notes

ONOZU FIELD NOTES

Onozu Field Notes

Notes on light, weather and everyday landscapes.

A small collection of observations from different places around the world. Each regional edition looks closely at weather, plants, streets and the gradual changes that shape an everyday landscape.

ONOZU FIELD NOTES

An editorial compass

The collection stays close to ordinary places and lets weather, plants and changing light set the pace.

Scale
Streets, paths, shorelines and neighbourhood edges.
Weather
Rain, wind, cloud and the light around them.
Method
Brief field notes made for unhurried return visits.

Places

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  • English

    Los Angeles

    Coastal fog, dry hills and seasonal light.

  • 日本語

    Japan

    Rivers, streets and gradual seasonal changes.

  • 繁體中文

    Hong Kong

    Mountains, harbour weather and urban paths.

  • English

    Australia

    Coastal wind, open skies and native landscapes.

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  • 芝公園のイチョウ並木と落ち葉が冬の低い光を受けている
    Japan

    十一月の光

    低くなった十一月の日差しが、静かな道の壁、落ち葉、窓辺を長い影で結びます。

  • Broad clouds casting moving shadows across open Australian grassland
    Australia

    Clouds Moving Inland

    Cloud shadows travel from the coast across open ground, changing the colour and apparent distance of the inland view.

  • Griffith Observatory and the distant Hollywood sign in warm late-afternoon light
    Los Angeles

    Long Shadows in Griffith Park

    Late light crosses Griffith Park at a low angle, separating ridges, dry plants and footpaths into clear layers.

  • 香港新田一條濕潤道路沿著茂密樹木與護欄伸展
    Hong Kong

    城市邊緣的樹

    在樓宇與山坡相接的地方，樹木沿圍欄、石牆和斜坡尋找各自的生長空間。

  • Low coastal plants above a quiet rock shelf and blue-grey ocean
    Australia

    A Quiet Section of Coast

    Beyond the busier access path, rock shelves, low plants and repeating waves create a quieter measure of the coast.

  • Violet jacaranda blossoms above a quiet residential street in Los Angeles
    Los Angeles

    Jacaranda in Late Spring

    Jacaranda flowers gather colour above warm pavements, then mark the curb with a brief violet season.

  • Low fog flowing between wooded California hills beneath a pale sky
    Los Angeles

    Marine Layer Before Sunrise

    A low ceiling of coastal cloud softens the city before the first direct light reaches the streets.

  • 香港山徑在雨後仍然濕潤，石級兩旁長滿綠色植物
    Hong Kong

    雨後的山徑

    雨停以後，山徑上的石面、落葉與蕨類重新顯出深淺不同的綠色。