diff --git a/main/Scene.cc b/main/Scene.cc
index ba0aef8..79994e2 100644
--- a/main/Scene.cc
+++ b/main/Scene.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
+#include <math.h>
 #include "BMP.h"
 #include "shapes/Shape.h"
 #include "shapes/Sphere.h"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ void Scene::render()
     {
         for (int j = 0; j < m_width; j++)
         {
-            renderPixel(i, j, &m_data[3 * (m_width * i + j)]);
+            renderPixel(j, i, &m_data[3 * (m_width * i + j)]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -108,6 +109,14 @@ void Scene::render()
 
 void Scene::renderPixel(int x, int y, unsigned char * pixel)
 {
+    /* calculate the ray going from the camera through this pixel */
+    double rx = (x + 0.5) - (m_width >> 1);
+    double rz = (m_height >> 1) - (y + 0.5);
+    /* ry is calculated based on the field of view */
+    double ry = (m_height / 2.0) / atan(m_vfov / 2.0);
+
+    Ray ray(Vector(0, 0, 0), Vector(rx, ry, rz));
+
     // TODO: um... real work
     pixel[BMP_RED] = 0;
     pixel[BMP_GREEN] = 0;
diff --git a/util/Ray.cc b/util/Ray.cc
index 1d48344..88baf51 100644
--- a/util/Ray.cc
+++ b/util/Ray.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "Ray.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 Ray::Ray()
 {
@@ -24,3 +25,9 @@ Vector Ray::getPositionAt(double dist) const
     v[2] = m_origin[2] + dist * m_direction[2];
     return v;
 }
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const Ray & r)
+{
+    out << "(" << r.getOrigin() << " -> " << r.getDirection() << ")";
+    return out;
+}
diff --git a/util/Ray.h b/util/Ray.h
index b7221b6..5700090 100644
--- a/util/Ray.h
+++ b/util/Ray.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define RAY_H RAY_H
 
 #include "Vector.h"
+#include <iostream>
 
 class Ray
 {
@@ -19,5 +20,7 @@ class Ray
         Vector  m_direction;
 };
 
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const Ray & r);
+
 #endif