diff --git a/rtiow/renderer/src/parser.rs b/rtiow/renderer/src/parser.rs
index 2ee4f0f..6fb6a2d 100644
--- a/rtiow/renderer/src/parser.rs
+++ b/rtiow/renderer/src/parser.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use crate::{
     texture::{EnvMap, Texture},
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
-
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use thiserror::Error;
 use vec3::Vec3;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -16,38 +17,40 @@ pub struct Config {
     scene: SceneConfig,
     camera: CameraConfig,
     spheres: Vec<SphereConfig>,
+    envmap: Option<EnvMapConfig>,
 }
 
-impl From<Config> for Scene {
-    fn from(c: Config) -> Scene {
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ConfigError {
+    #[error("failed to load image")]
+    ImageError(#[from] image::ImageError),
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<Config> for Scene {
+    type Error = ConfigError;
+
+    fn try_from(c: Config) -> Result<Scene, Self::Error> {
+        // TODO(wathiede): make this something that is loaded from the config and referenced by
+        // name in the object's config.
         let material = Lambertian::new([1., 0., 0.]);
-        let objects: Vec<Box<dyn Hit>> = c
+
+        let spheres: Vec<Box<dyn Hit>> = c
             .spheres
             .iter()
             .map(|sc| -> Box<dyn Hit> {
                 Box::new(Sphere::new(sc.center, sc.radius, material.clone()))
             })
             .collect();
-        let world: Box<dyn Hit> = Box::new(HitableList::new(objects));
-        let env_map: Option<EnvMap> = None;
 
-        let lookfrom = Vec3::new(0., 80., 80.);
-        let lookat = Vec3::new(0., 0., 0.);
-        let dist_to_focus = 10.0;
-        let aperture = 0.0;
-        let time_min = 0.;
-        let time_max = 1.;
-        let camera = Camera::new(
-            lookfrom,
-            lookat,
-            Vec3::new(0., 1., 0.),
-            45.,
-            c.scene.width as f32 / c.scene.height as f32,
-            aperture,
-            dist_to_focus,
-            time_min,
-            time_max,
-        );
+        let world: Box<dyn Hit> = Box::new(HitableList::new(spheres));
+        let mut env_map: Option<EnvMap> = None;
+
+        if let Some(em) = c.envmap {
+            let im = image::open(em.path)?.into_rgb();
+            env_map = Some(EnvMap::new(im));
+        };
+
+        let camera = make_camera(&c.camera, c.scene.width, c.scene.height);
 
         let scene = Scene {
             world,
@@ -60,11 +63,24 @@ impl From<Config> for Scene {
             height: c.scene.height,
             global_illumination: c.scene.global_illumination.unwrap_or(true),
         };
-        dbg!(&scene);
-        scene
+        Ok(scene)
     }
 }
 
+fn make_camera(cfg: &CameraConfig, width: usize, height: usize) -> Camera {
+    Camera::new(
+        cfg.lookfrom.into(),
+        cfg.lookat.into(),
+        Vec3::new(0., 1., 0.),
+        cfg.fov,
+        width as f32 / height as f32,
+        cfg.aperture,
+        cfg.focus_dist,
+        cfg.time_min,
+        cfg.time_max,
+    )
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct SceneConfig {
     subsamples: Option<usize>,
@@ -92,3 +108,8 @@ pub struct CameraConfig {
     time_min: f32,
     time_max: f32,
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct EnvMapConfig {
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
diff --git a/rtiow/tracer/configs/test.toml b/rtiow/tracer/configs/test.toml
index 0b5ece2..20b35f2 100644
--- a/rtiow/tracer/configs/test.toml
+++ b/rtiow/tracer/configs/test.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [scene]
 width = 768
 height = 768
-subsamples = 1000
+#subsamples = 1000
 
 [camera]
-lookfrom = [0.0, 10.0, 0.0]
+lookfrom = [0.0, 10.0, -100.0]
 lookat = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
-fov = 45.0
+fov = 45
 aspect = 1
 aperture = 0.0
 focus_dist = 10.0
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ radius = 10
 [[spheres]]
 center = [-30.0, 0.0, 0.0]
 radius = 10
+
+[envmap]
+path = "/home/wathiede/src/xinu.tv/raytracers/rtiow/renderer/images/52681723945_e1d94d3df9_6k.jpg"
diff --git a/rtiow/tracer/src/main.rs b/rtiow/tracer/src/main.rs
index 5ab9542..181d351 100644
--- a/rtiow/tracer/src/main.rs
+++ b/rtiow/tracer/src/main.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let s = std::fs::read_to_string(config)?;
             let cfg: Config = toml::from_str(&s)?;
             println!("{:#?}", cfg);
-            cfg.into()
+            cfg.try_into()?
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     };