Hi Paul,
a funny shoot certainly ;-) I hope you don't get problems from it.
I like the one with the model looking into camera more. However, in
both it would be IMO nice if the golden earring showed more. I know
how it is difficult to shoot gold even in studio with controlled
lights, and outside on an overcast day it's much worse, but how about
selectively altering the hue and tonality of it so it looks more like
gold? The earring is too bright on my monitor and less goldy (probably
from the skylight)
Good light!
fra