I'm having fun with the Drinking Glass thing. The distortion from the glass is pretty strong (as expected) AND it really plays havoc with available light and the light from the strobes necessary to get the subject illuminated.

Our dog thinks me to be crazy at times and wasn't really sure what to think with me pointing a drinking glass at him. I mean, how is a dog to react to someone pointing a drinking glass at them?

His name (our dog) is Fox Mulder. He is a Shiba Inu, we've had him for quite some time, as you can tell by the name ("the X-Files" was still on TV when we named him). He looks much better without a drinking glass obstructing him.

I have to work on the Drinking Glass approach, I need to find some glasses that do not distort quite as much. Either that or I need to work out the composition so that the sides of the glass reflect enough of the subject to make it a little more familiar.

I've posted a few other shots from outside today too: