body {
    background: #273238;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    transition: background-color 1.0s ease-in-out; /* Slower, smoother transition */
}

.carousel-container {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: visible;
    padding: 20px 0; /* Reduced padding */
}

.carousel {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 10px; /* Reduced padding */
    max-width: 900px; /* Reduced max-width to keep images closer */
    height: 550px; /* Adjust based on your largest image height */
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.carousel-image {
    width: 150px; /* Further reduced base image size */
    height: 225px; /* Maintained aspect ratio */
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 10px;
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: absolute;
    filter: brightness(0.7);
    transform-origin: center;
    transform: scale(0.8);
}

.carousel-image.center {
    width: 350px;
    height: 500px;
    filter: brightness(1);
    transform: scale(1);
    z-index: 2;
}

.carousel-image.adjacent {
    transform: scale(0.9);
    filter: brightness(0.8);
    z-index: 1;
}

/* .carousel-image:hover {
    transform: scale(1.5);
    z-index: 2; 
    box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
} */

.carousel-button {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    color: white;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    font-size: 24px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 3;
}

.carousel-button:hover {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}

.prev {
    left: calc(50% - 300px);
}

.next {
    right: calc(50% - 300px);
}