hello everyone.

I have an issue here. one that i am sure someone from the friendliest and most helpful community on the net can help with.

this is just a representation of what is going on.

i am casting ray trace shadows (MR) on a object with mapped transparency. as you can see, even the transparent parts are casting slight shadow...

i have alpha as luminance checked... i cannot seem to resolve this.

does anyone here know how to fix this. i was able to change the light radius to distort this effect but i want harder shadows ...

how can i get around this?

thank you in advance.