.side-by-side {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}

.side-by-side img:hover {
  transform: scale(3.00);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.image-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.image-row img {
  height: 300px;
  width: auto;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  border: 2px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.side-by-side img {
  flex: 1;
  height: 300px;
  width: auto;
}

.side-by-side figcaption {
  text-align: center;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.circular_images {
  width: 250px;
  height: 250px;
  object-fit: cover; /* Crop image to fill dimensions */
  display: block;    /* Remove any extra spacing */
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin: 0 auto; /* Center image */
}

.small_images {
  border-radius: 10px;
  float: left;
  margin-right: 30px;
  padding: 0px 30px 30px 0px;
  object-fit: cover; /* Crop image to fill dimensions */
  display: block;    /* Remove any extra spacing */
  margin: 0 auto; /* Center image */
}

.centered_figure {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 1rem auto;
}