Is this a thread where we can post "inaccuracies"?
If so, this is a weird one because I don't really know if it can be addressed, since the water seems to either be static (non-changing per batter), perhaps reflection-based, or does not actually have its own custom palette applied to it, but at AT&T Park at night, or at least during the beginning of a night game, McCovey Cove is displayed as, what I would consider, to be "black looking." The day games are fine.
Although an overexposed and overcontrasted shot, here is an example of a near-beginning night game at AT&T Park, and how the water (like most water in real life tends to
) keeps its blue color:
And I know this isn't at the beginning of a night game, but here is a shot of McCovey Cove as the game is progressing into what is probably its middle innings:
As you can see, the water still retains its blue color even as it gets darker. Obviously the black look wouldn't be too much of an issue once the night time hits its darkest sky, but before that, it sure would look nice if it started off as a lighter blue. Instead, it has this constant look the entire night game:
The way I see it, there are one of two reasons this could be happening:
- The backdrop of the east bay is causing the water to reflect the same black look that it has.
- It was a decision made for which static color for the water to have the entire game, because it is not possible/difficult to have change over time like the sky, and a blue looking water with night sky would look very bizarre.
If it's the latter, there might not be anything that can be done about it. If it's the former, my small solution would be to get rid of the eyesore backdrop
Personally, I think it's just too solid, too outstanding, and too close to the action to be considered something to implement as a part of the stadium, or even a part of the city, for that matter. I think it could work better if it was a bit more faded out there, kind of like how the photo images show. That, or if you can extend the landscape, that might help as well.
Anyway, this is all just food for thought. As you probably know, I'm big on the stadium colors as is, so while this would be a nice adjustment, I'll always be finding myself pointing something else out about the colors.