My beautiful cobalt blue beaded earrings.....in three versions

Today was a photography day. It was gorgeous, in fact! A tad on the cool side..but who cares! The sun was out and shining brightly.

Since I'm not a professional photographer, I'm still experimenting with how to get the best photos of my jewelry. It would probably be quicker to take a class and get some real advice...but for the moment my long experimental sessions are how I'm learning.

I recently listed these beautiful earrings which are the prettiest cobalt blue ever. The hand-painted beads have an intricate look, and the faceted quartz dangles are really sparkly. Each picture was shot at a different time of day, with different backgrounds, and different orientations to natural light. Which picture do you think makes these earrings stand out the most?

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