diff --git a/src/canvas.cpp b/src/canvas.cpp
index efd5ec8..0898981 100644
--- a/src/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/canvas.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "canvas.h"
+#include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
 v3 color::toV3(color c)
@@ -61,3 +62,17 @@ void canvas::set(size_t x, size_t y, color c)
 	data[p + 1] = c.g;
 	data[p + 2] = c.b;
 }
+
+void canvas::savePPM(char * path)
+{
+	std::ofstream ofs;
+	ofs.open(path, std::ios::binary);
+	ofs << "P6\n" << width << " " << height << "\n255\n";
+	for (size_t y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+		for (size_t x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+			color c = get(x, y);
+			ofs << c.r << c.g << c.b;
+		}
+	}
+	ofs.close();
+}
diff --git a/src/canvas.h b/src/canvas.h
index 6d22963..468b008 100644
--- a/src/canvas.h
+++ b/src/canvas.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class canvas {
 	size_t getHeight();
 	color get(size_t x, size_t y);
 	void set(size_t x, size_t y, color c);
+	void savePPM(char * path);
 private:
 	size_t width;
 	size_t height;
diff --git a/src/light.cpp b/src/light.cpp
index df655d5..7e742a7 100644
--- a/src/light.cpp
+++ b/src/light.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ v3 pointLight::dir(v3 p)
 	return normalize(orig - p);
 }
 
+float pointLight::d(v3 p)
+{
+	return mag(orig - p);
+}
+
 v3 pointLight::getColor()
 {
 	return color;
@@ -39,6 +44,11 @@ v3 directionalLight::dir(v3 p)
 	return dir_;
 }
 
+float directionalLight::d(v3 p)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
 v3 directionalLight::getColor()
 {
 	return color;
diff --git a/src/light.h b/src/light.h
index 25176a3..bde9f12 100644
--- a/src/light.h
+++ b/src/light.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class light {
 public:
 	virtual v3 dir(v3 p) = 0;
+	virtual float d(v3 p) = 0;
 	virtual v3 getColor() = 0;
 };
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class pointLight : public light {
 	pointLight();
 	pointLight(v3 orig_, v3 color_);
 	v3 dir(v3 p) override;
+	float d(v3 p) override;
 	v3 getColor() override;
 private:
 	v3 orig;
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ class directionalLight : public light {
 	directionalLight();
 	directionalLight(v3 dir__, v3 color_);
 	v3 dir(v3 p) override;
+	float d(v3 p) override;
 	v3 getColor() override;
 private:
 	v3 dir_;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c901c17..d162f65 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "render.h"
 #include "view.h"
 #include <vector>
-#include <fstream>
 #include "sphere.h"
 #include "plane.h"
 #include "light.h"
@@ -34,14 +33,5 @@ int main() {
 
 	render(sn, cvs, 10);
 
-	std::ofstream ofs;
-	ofs.open("./ppm/out.ppm", std::ios::binary);
-	ofs << "P6\n" << cvs->getWidth() << " " << cvs->getHeight() << "\n255\n";
-	for (size_t y = 0; y < cvs->getHeight(); y++) {
-		for (size_t x = 0; x < cvs->getWidth(); x++) {
-			color c = cvs->get(x, y);
-			ofs << c.r << c.g << c.b;
-		}
-	}
-	ofs.close();
+	cvs->savePPM("./ppm/out.ppm");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/scene.cpp b/src/scene.cpp
index 556358c..f865142 100644
--- a/src/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/scene.cpp
@@ -47,37 +47,30 @@ v3 scene::cast(v3 orig, v3 dir, char count, float retained)
 	if (closestObject != nullptr) {
 		orig = dir * closestDistance + orig;
 		hit h = closestObject->at(orig);
-
-		//reflection
 		v3 hover = h.surfacen * 0.001f + orig;
-		v3 refld = reflect(dir, h.mappedn);
-		//fresnel
-		float albedo = std::min(h.albedo + h.albedo * fresnel(dir, refld), 1.0f);
-		//float albedo = h.albedo;
-		v3 reflColor = cast(hover, refld, count, retained * albedo);
-
-		//lighting
 		v3 lightColor = lighting(hover, h.mappedn);
 
-		//combine lighting and reflection
-		reflColor = min(reflColor * albedo + lightColor  * (1 - albedo), 1);
-
-		//transparency
-		/*v3 sink;
-		if (dir * h.surfacen < 0) {
-			sink = -h.surfacen * 0.001f + orig;
+		if (h.albedo > 0) {
+			v3 refld = reflect(dir, h.mappedn);
+			float albedo = std::min(h.albedo + h.albedo * fresnel(dir, refld), 1.0f);
+			v3 reflColor = cast(hover, refld, count, retained * albedo);
+			lightColor = min(reflColor * albedo + lightColor  * (1 - albedo), 1);
 		}
-		else {
-			sink = h.surfacen * 0.001f + orig;
-		}
-		v3 refrd = refract(dir, h.mappedn, h.refraction);
-		v3 refrColor = cast(sink, refrd, count, retained * (1 - h.opacity));
 
-		//combine reflect and transparency
-		reflColor = min(reflColor * h.opacity + refrColor * (1 - h.opacity), 1);*/
+		if (h.opacity < 1) {
+			v3 sink;
+			if (dir * h.surfacen < 0) {
+				sink = -h.surfacen * 0.001f + orig;
+			}
+			else {
+				sink = h.surfacen * 0.001f + orig;
+			}
+			v3 refrd = refract(dir, h.mappedn, h.refraction);
+			v3 refrColor = cast(sink, refrd, count, retained * (1 - h.opacity));
+			lightColor = min(lightColor * h.opacity + refrColor * (1 - h.opacity), 1);
+		}
 
-		//combine all with diffuse
-		c = c + multiply(h.c, reflColor);
+		c = c + multiply(h.c, lightColor);
 
 		//fog
 		float fog = std::min(closestDistance / fogDistance, 1.0f);
@@ -93,7 +86,8 @@ v3 scene::lighting(v3 orig, v3 dir)
 	v3 c = ambient;
 	for (light * l : lights) {
 		v3 ldir = l->dir(orig);
-		if (!simpleCast(orig, ldir)) {
+		float ld = l->d(orig);
+		if (!simpleCast(orig, ldir, ld)) {
 			float m = std::max(dir * ldir, 0.0f);
 			c = c + l->getColor() * m;
 		}
@@ -101,10 +95,11 @@ v3 scene::lighting(v3 orig, v3 dir)
 	return min(c, 1);
 }
 
-bool scene::simpleCast(v3 orig, v3 dir)
+bool scene::simpleCast(v3 orig, v3 dir, float ld)
 {
 	for (object * o : objects) {
-		if (o->intersect(orig, dir) > 0) {
+		float d = o->intersect(orig, dir);
+		if (d > 0 && (ld < 0 || d < ld)) {
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/scene.h b/src/scene.h
index e9427e1..4740063 100644
--- a/src/scene.h
+++ b/src/scene.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class scene {
 	view getView();
 	v3 cast(v3 orig, v3 dir, char count, float retained);
 	v3 lighting(v3 orig, v3 dir);
-	bool simpleCast(v3 orig, v3 dir);
+	bool simpleCast(v3 orig, v3 dir, float ld);
 private:
 	view v;
 	std::vector<object*> objects;