I'm not sure the texture works together with the reflection; I wonder how this would look with just one of the effects applied. Great shot of the dog!
Welcome aboard fellow Fairfaxian!
The reflection is not an effect, it's real, but I did consider what you're saying when I started playing with these.
I think the reflection looks good / natural on textures like marble, granite etc that are stones with a reflective surface - not so good on fabric textures and other obviously non-reflective materials.
I may start masking out the texture on the "floor" in some cases as things move along.
