Home Opener Time-lapse

[JayH]

http://www.nycfc.com/post/2015/03/18/nycfc-historic-home-opener-time-lapse

 

[NYCFC 12th man]

http://www.nycfc.com/post/2015/03/18/nycfc-historic-home-opener-time-lapse

In the seconds following 2:50 the grass seems to get greener. Was it being colored somehow?

 

[Vires]

In the minutes following 2:50 the grass seems to get greener. Was it be colored somehow?

I was just about to ask the same thing!

 

[Lewis_H]

In the seconds following 2:50 the grass seems to get greener. Was it being colored somehow?

Definitly was painted haha

 

[mgarbowski]

I paused it a few times when that happened and there was a single machine being driven around that made the grass greener. I've no idea if it was spraying a coloring agent or what but it seemed clear the effect was on the field and not on the video.

 

[JayH]

I paused it a few times when that happened and there was a single machine being driven around that made the grass greener. I've no idea if it was spraying a coloring agent or what but it seemed clear the effect was on the field and not on the video.

Well, I did some quick and dirty research and it appears that many/most venues use field paint as a finishing touch on fields to either add uniformity to the tone or color of the field, enhance/change the color for many reasons including for decorative purposes, or even vary the colors of the field as you sometimes see alternating tones (some of that is based upon cut, but also use of tint or paint). This may or may not be accurate, but it's the gist I surmised upon a glance!

 

[LionNYC]

NYC FC, where we spray paint the fields.

 

[JayH]

NYC FC, where we spray paint the fields.

Here we call it field graffiti.

 

[MikeDatTiger]

I'm shocked, shocked to discover that in mid-March after a bruising winter the grass was not truly the aesthetically pleasing shade of luscious green I saw on my TV. How dare the grass not be as green as in the summer; how dare the grounds crew not alter the seasons to accommodate these desires!

 

[mgarbowski]

Painting grass green. Next thing someone will start painting oranges orange.
Oh wait.
http://www.answers.com/Q/Do_they_Spray_paint_oranges_before_they_ship_them

 

[Seamus Cahill]

Haha, this reminds me of when Pele thought he grew an infection on his foot when the Cosmos painted their field green!

 

[Nicholas Constantino]

Our college team paints the field, and I know a lot of other teams do it too.

 

[NYCFC 12th man]

Our college team paints the field, and I know a lot of other teams do it too.

Is it literary like a green spray paint or something else?

 

[Nicholas Constantino]

Is it literary like a green spray paint or something else?

What they use is the little cart that they use to spray the lines, but they use green paint. I'm thinking it's probably different for a team with a bigger budget.

 

[NYCFCFan10]

Don't you guys know the famous story about Pele and his first game in NY?

They were playing and they come off at half-time and Pele takes his cleats off and his feet are green! He thought it was some sort of infection or something and was livid! He tried to quit on the spot but they had to talk him down,tell him its just paint.

 

[NYCFCFan10]

As for our grass, well...

 

[kylelovescrayons]

Why are there so many lights on in the mezzanine in the middle of the night? Are people buying popcorn? Let's save some electricity and get a 3rd DP

 

[NYJaguar]

In Brazil, for the World Cup, many pitches were painted. If it's ok for the greatest stage of the sport, I'm fine with it.