A sepia-toned steampunk gala in a grand hall, with Afro-Victorian aristocrats and scholars, some with mechanical parts, holding glowing drinks. A large chandelier hangs overhead, and tables hold baklava and a samovar.

Scene: A lavish gala ball frozen in a sepia-toned daguerreotype, where Afro-Victorian aristocrats and steampunk scholars waltz under a grand hall’s radioactive chandeliers. The air hums with the sound of hydraulic orchestras (brass automata playing violins with piston-powered bows). Key Subjects: The Hostess – A statuesque woman in a corseted gown of copper silk, her hair sculpted into an Art Nouveau headdress of geometric African beads and Arabesque clockwork vines. Her left arm is a filigree mechanical prosthetic, holding a glowing absinthe-glass filled with neon-green liquid. The Dignitary – A man in a dieselpunk tailcoat (lined with Kente cloth patterns), his monocle projecting holographic sonnets. His bio-mechanical raven perches on his shoulder, whispering secrets in Swahili binary code. The Clandestine Couple – Two lovers (one with golden facial scarifications, the other with augmented eyes like kaleidoscopes) stealing a kiss behind a palm-tree-shaped tesla coil. Setting: Venue: The "Grand Atomic Oba’s Palace" — a fusion of Brussels’ 1897 Jubilee Hall and Timbuktu’s mud-brick arches, now retrofitted with atomic-era plating. Tables: Copper samovars pour self-stirring tea beside 3D-printed baklava. Dancefloor: Guests glide on kinetic tiles that generate power with every step, their shadows cast in x-ray silhouettes against the walls. Photography Style: Grain & Glow: Mimics an 1850s wet-plate collodion photo, complete with chemical swirls and time-induced cracks, but See more