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I agree with Steve's comments. When judging a show you judge for what you see right there. In some indoor lighting the beni especially on kohakus can look uneven because the lighting emphasizes the uneven-ness. However you see what you see and have to judge what you see. You cannot assume it would look differently in natural sunlight. If all tanks have the same lightling at least that is fair for everone but sometimes say under a tent the outside tanks will have pretty good natural light shere the inside tank will be in deeper shade. Gin Rin can be difficult to judge properly in shade but as a judge you got what you got.
Show rules and tank location is a part of koi shows and I would rather a koi judge do their best with what they see vs guessing or assuming something they cannot see. I once saw a Shiro Utsuri with some red on it's belly after it flashed. Once I saw the red it had to become part of the judging decision.
One additional thought. I have seen some disasters when koi are moved out of their tanks in tubs outdoors or whatever to make a judging decision. I don't think that is fair to the other fish judged in their tanks or to the owners. Not worth risking harm to a koi to move it out of it's tank into better lighting. IMHO.
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