diff --git a/style/main.css b/style/main.css
index 1822019..1329720 100644
--- a/style/main.css
+++ b/style/main.css
@@ -368,8 +368,12 @@ main.not-found {
 .alt-image {
   display: block;
   width: 100%;
-  max-height: 14rem;
-  object-fit: cover;
+  height: auto;
+  /* Natural aspect, not a cropped band; a very tall image is still
+     bounded so it can't tower. The deck below overrides for its
+     fixed-height cards. */
+  max-height: 32rem;
+  object-fit: contain;
   border-radius: calc(var(--radius) - 0.3rem);
   margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
 }