Under a tree, under a blue sky, mid day is IMO the
ideal way to photograph or videograph a diamond.
It is a mostly dark shaded canopy, but with zillions of tiny very bright pinpoint holes where the sun bursts through. Dappled sunlight is the best!
Recently I was at a very high-end classical music concert hall with a similar lighting environment.
The high ceiling was black but with many very bright lights, but each light was very tiny.
I couldn't concentrate on the music.
I stared at my diamond.
I'm sure the people around me noticed how rude I was being.
Pffffff!
