In respect to lighting for taking photos at night (day games make most venues with decent skylights much better) Mount Barker is clearly the best and Morphett Vale the worst by a big margin.
I'd rate them something like this :
Mount Barker - Pretty good. Nothing technical about the setup, just a `shed load' of fluro's giving a reasonably even and consistent light. White walls and light floor probably help somewhat too. Easily the best photo venue in the CABL.
The Dome - Not too bad for CABL games under half lights, certainly much better than all but Mount Barker. Only problem is lighting is very patchy and you really need to know where the bright and dark spots are to get any decent photos.
Under full lights the Dome is easily the worst venue in the NBL that I have been to.
Pasadena - Big drop in available light from The Dome, however the light is fairly even so it's not all bad.
Light floorboards and walls probably make the lighting better than it really is.
Only real complaint is why is it so cold here ??
Starplex - About the same as Pasadena, only not as cold, bit further to drive though.
Marion - a massive drop down to the next venue. Recent additional lights (think they went in last season) has made a big difference, but you are always going to have problems overcoming a floor that is essentially black. Brown walls don't help much either.
Lighting is a bit patchy, and too harsh above the Northern backboard.
Hillcrest - New lights (or perhaps new globes?) above the keys has helped elevate this a few places. Lighting still very patchy and best near the canteen.
Not too bad if you know where to sit, and certainly much better that it was a few years ago.
Port Adelaide - Lighting is even and consistent, only it's a pity it's consistently dark.
Wayville - How can such a new stadium be so bad?
I have no idea how the Lightning was able to play WNBL games here for so long. Lights are very, very dull. Darkish blue paint on the northern walls make it even worse. A real jekyll and Hyde stadium - excellent during the day when natural light floods in through the skylights, (despite being about 50 degrees during the summer months) and terrible at night.
Lighting is also a bit patchy with a few bright spots and extra dark spots thrown in the mix.
Having all games played here as per anons suggestion is not a good idea.
Mars - Haven't been there at night for a few seasons, but I assume nothing has changed. Very dark and patchy lighting, and something weird is going on with the quality and colour of the light. Can take 5 photos in the same spot with the same settings and each one looks completely different. Requires patience and a lot of post processing to make photos look half decent, one of my least favourite venues in the country.
Morphett Vale - Haven't been there for a while (once again I assume nothing has changed), but easily the worst venue for taking photos at in the CABL.
Lights can only be classed as MIA.
This venue is a massively darker than any other venue in the league.
What little lighting that does exists provides only a `spotlight' effect illuminating just a small part of the court directly above the light.
Floors are basically black which only makes the problem worse. Makes no difference during the day, skylights are not big enough to have any sort of impact - They only provide a few `burnt out' spots to overexpose part of a photo.
The above should provide a bit of an insight in to how we choose which games to go to. We're not biased towards any clubs, only the venues !!
