I spent far too much time trying to do this - different positions, backgrounds and lighting. After 90+ attempts, I settled on the second shot that I took.
We hunted Venice (without sucess) in search of a pendant like this (I knew exactly what I wanted.) and eventually found this one at a hotel in Berlin.
A very pretty pendant and beautifully photographed. I know EXACTLY what you mean about taking a huge number of photos of something and then finding that the first (or second in this case) is the best. It happens a lot.
this is beautiful, great capture of a beautiful pendant. I hate it when I do that - take lots of photos to get the shot and end up using the first or second I took