diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8515fb6..2b558d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,4 +74,8 @@ Once the data is in place, the program may be executed as normal - again make su
 
 ## Screenshots
 
+Temperature of hurricane Sandy visualized using the raycaster over time:
+
+![alt-text](figures/hurricane_flipped.gif)
+
 
diff --git a/figures/hurricane_flipped.gif b/figures/hurricane_flipped.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..909bb92
Binary files /dev/null and b/figures/hurricane_flipped.gif differ
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 128178d..9d683b9 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -125,18 +125,18 @@ int Window::init(float* data) {
   this->widget = new Widget(this->window);
 
   // loop function for draw calls etc.
-  for (int i=296; i <= 306; i++) {
-    this->widget->date = i;
-    for (int j=0; j < 4; j++) {
-      Window::tick();
-      this->saveImage();
-      this->widget->timestep = j;
-      this->widget->datechanged = true;
-    }
-  }
-  // while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) {
-    // Window::tick();
+  // for (int i=296; i <= 306; i++) {
+  //   this->widget->date = i;
+  //   for (int j=0; j < 4; j++) {
+  //     this->widget->timestep = j;
+  //     Window::tick();
+  //     this->saveImage();
+  //     this->widget->dateChanged = true;
+  //   }
   // }
+  while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) {
+    Window::tick();
+  }
 
   Window::free(data);
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp b/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
index a415b7b..a66a33a 100644
--- a/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Widget::Widget(GLFWwindow* window) :
   date(301),
   samplesPerPixel(1),
   alphaAcumLimit(0.3f),
-  opacityConst(53),
+  opacityConst(35),
   showSilhouettes(false),
   silhouettesThreshold(0.02f)
 {