.gallery {
    padding: 70px 84px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    row-gap: 5.5vw;
}


.gallery-card {
    width: 41vw;
    height: 400px;
    background-color: red;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 1.5rem;
}

.gallery-card:nth-child(even) {
    justify-self: end;
}

.gallery-card:nth-child(odd) {
    justify-self: start;
}

.gallery-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

.gallery-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: 0.3s ease;
    border-radius: 1.5rem;
}

/* Overlay to darken the image */
.gallery-img::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Description stays aligned as you defined */
.gallery-img-description {
    font-size: 28px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 60px;
    left: 60px;
    right: 60px;
    bottom: 60px;
    color: white;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
}

/* Hover effect */
.gallery-card:hover .gallery-img::after {
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.536);
    backdrop-filter: blur(2px); /* frosted glass effect */
    transition: all ease .5s;
}

.gallery-card:hover .gallery-img-description {
    opacity: 1;
    transition: all ease .5s;
}


@media (max-width: 1111px){
    .gallery{
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 70px 0px;
        justify-items: center; /* ✅ add this */
        justify-self: center;
    }
    .gallery-card{
        width: 84vw;
        height: 600px;
        justify-self: center;
    }
    .gallery-card:nth-child(even) {
        justify-self: end;
    }
    
    .gallery-card:nth-child(odd) {
        justify-self: start;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 885px){
    .gallery{
        row-gap: 40px;
    }
    .gallery-card{
        width: 94vw;
        height: 500px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 613px){
    .gallery-card{
        width: 94vw;
        height: 400px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 450px){
    .gallery-card{
        width: 94vw;
        height: 300px;
    }
    .gallery-img-description{
        left: 30px;
        right: 30px;
        font-size: 20px;
    }
}