/* ===================== DESKTOP/LAPTOP LAYOUT ===================== */

@media (min-width: 900px) {

:root {
  --panel-image-height: 750px; /* keep consistent with project-styles.css */
  --panel-col-gap: 10px;       /* gap between stacked images */
}

/* -------------- IMAGE PANELS -------------- */
.panel-image img {
  height: 750px;
  max-height: 750px;
  width: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* ---------- STACKED IMAGE & TEXT COLUMN ---------- */
.column {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;     /* stack image above text */
  justify-content: flex-start;
  align-items: center;         /* center text horizontally */
  flex-shrink: 0;              /* stay same width as other panels */
  height: var(--panel-image-height);   /* match height of other image panels */
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0 30px;
}

.column .panel-col-img img {
  height: calc(var(--panel-image-height) - 120px);  
  width: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.column .panel-col-text {
  width: 900px;
  text-align: center;          /* center text below image */
  margin-top: 15px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  height: 150px;               /* matches the remaining column height */
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* ---------- STACKED IMAGE COLUMN ---------- */
.panel-col-image, .panel-col-image-last {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--panel-col-gap);
  flex-shrink: 0;              /* keeps same width footprint inside horizontal track */
  margin: 15px 0;              /* match other panel vertical margins */
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: var(--panel-image-height);
}

.panel-col-image img, .panel-col-image-last img {
  width: 100%;
  height: calc((var(--panel-image-height) - var(--panel-col-gap)) / 2);
  max-height: calc((var(--panel-image-height) - var(--panel-col-gap)) / 2);
  object-fit: cover;           /* preserves aspect ratio while filling the box (may crop) */
  display: block;
}

.panel-col-image-last {
  margin-right: 10px;
}
}

/* ===================== MOBILE LAYOUT ===================== */

@media (max-width: 899px) {

/* ---------- IMAGE PANELS & STACKED IMAGE COLUMN ---------- */
.panel-image, .column .panel-col-img, .panel-col-image, .panel-col-image-last {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
  margin: 0 0 7px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: block;
}

.panel-image img, .column .panel-col-img img, .panel-col-image img, .panel-col-image-last img {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: auto !important;                   /* natural height, no forced tall hero */
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.panel-col-image img, .panel-col-image-last img {
  margin-bottom: 7px;
}

.column .panel-col-text {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 30px 30px;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
}
}