Do ortho and perspective show colours differently? o_O (it's never actually occurred to me to have ortho views in anything other than matcap ^_^;)
The diamonds look really pretty! Unfortunate about the computer, hope it doesn't take too long to get a new one.
I really don't know why switching from ortho to persp makes the diamonds reflections more colorful. I just discovered it by accident. I guess it has to do with the angle at which we are looking at the reflected lights.
Oh, and no worries about my lack of a computer for the time being. I will be fine. In fact, I am enjoying this temporary tech detox a bit and even happy that I have time to spend on creating traditional art. 😉