.slideshow {
  background-color: #f2f6fa;
  padding: 2rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
}

/* One place to control image height across all slides */
.carousel-container {
  --image-h: clamp(280px, 56vw, 560px);  /* tweak this to taste */
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;

  /* Hide overflow horizontally so slides off-screen aren't visible */
  overflow-x: hidden;
  border-radius: 16px;
}

/* Horizontal track that we translate with JS */
.carousel-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;        
  transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Each slide occupies full viewport width */
.slide {
  flex: 0 0 100%;
  margin: 0;
  display: block;
}

/* Image fills a fixed, responsive height; no tint/overlay */
.slide img {
  width: 100%;
  height: var(--image-h);
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 16px;
}

/* NO gradient overlay */
.slide::after { content: none; }

/* Caption sits BELOW the image, inside the figure */
.caption {
  position: static;
  margin-top: 10px;
  background-color: #16094dd9;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Prev/Next buttons: centered over the IMAGE area (not the caption) */
.carousel-btn {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(var(--image-h) / 2);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  border: none;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 2rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  z-index: 2;
  border-radius: 10px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.carousel-btn.prev { left: 10px; }
.carousel-btn.next { right: 10px; }

.carousel-btn:hover {
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

/* Mobile tweaks */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .carousel-container { --image-h: clamp(220px, 60vw, 420px); }
  .caption { font-size: 0.85rem; padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem; }
  .carousel-btn { font-size: 1.5rem; padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem; }
}

/* Motion preference */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .carousel-track { transition: none; }
}