Finally! Sunshine and blue sky and updated photos of "Pacific".

[mrs-b]

A lovely sunny day here - finally! - in Boston. I've called my new sapphire ring Pacific because she represents the great expanse of blue that connects my two homes - Australia and the US, as well as being my DH's birth stone and the only blue sapphire piece I own. The sun + blue sky made ALLLLL the difference and Pacific put on her best attitude and played it out hard for the camera! This first group were taken undercover, and the blue shows up more vibrantly.

So here she is - Pacific - aka Miss Moody!

 

[musicloveranthony]

What a beauty!! Timeless classic that makes me think of Princess Diana

 

[mrs-b]

These are her sunshine shots. Before Amy worked her magic, this was the setting in which I had most difficulty getting any color out of her at all. While you can see she is less colorful in this lighting setting, she is still clearly blue - and a beautiful blue at that!

 

[Rfisher]

These are her sunshine shots. Before Amy worked her magic, this was the setting in which I had most difficulty getting any color out of her at all. While you can see she is less colorful in this lighting setting, she is still clearly blue - and a beautiful blue at that!

This is sooooo incredibly helpful and educational to see!

Thank you for this.

And enjoy your new beautiful blue ring!

 

[mrs-b]

@Rfisher -

I'm learning all kinds of stuff with this ring! Tilt angle is EVERYTHING.

Here are 2 photos with the tiniest bit different tilt to the camera. See the difference in color?

Tilted away from the camera:



Still tilted - but just the tiniest bit more straight on:



The difference is subtle, but it's definitely there. As I said to Amy at DKJ in an email this morning - "It's like trying to get a teenage girl to smile for the camera!"

 

[Autumn in New England]

She just came right out of her shell! Everyone's mood improves when the sun is out.

I love seeing that hint of violet... to me, it's what makes blue sapphire special. So glad you're enjoying Miss Pacific!!

 

[mrs-b]

She just came right out of her shell! Everyone's mood improves when the sun is out.

I love seeing that hint of violet... to me, it's what makes blue sapphire special. So glad you're enjoying Miss Pacific!!

I completely agree with you, @Autumn in New England! I've always valued that violet undertone. Gorgeous!

 

[Autumn in New England]

I completely agree with you, @Autumn in New England! I've always valued that violet undertone. Gorgeous!

Yes, you've got to have it! In my opinion, that's what sets it apart from other beautiful blue gems, like cobalt spinel. You're making me look through my gem box now to see what I can set in a similar dress (no copycatting though, promise)! lol