How to create column width in CSS that expands with large images yet stays a default size for normal

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I am creating an HTML5 web page with a one column layout. Basically, it is a forum thread with individual posts.

I have specified in my CSS file the column to be 600px wide and centered it in the window using margin: 0 auto;. However, some images that are in the individual posts are larger than 600px and spill out of the column.

I'd like to widen an individual post to fit the larger images. However, I want all the other posts to still be 600px wide.

Right now, I'm just using overflow:auto which will create a scroll bar, but this is less than ideal. Is this possible to have the an individual post width grow for larger content yet stay fixed for normal content? Is this possible using just pure CSS?

Thanks in advance!

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