Semantic CSS image effects

by MerlinMason

HTML

<body>
    <figure>
    </figure>
</body>

CSS

body {
    background:#333;
}
figure {
    background:url('http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Knysnasunset.jpg/250px-Knysnasunset.jpg');
    width:250px;
    height:333px;
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.6);
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.6);
    box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.6);

    -webkit-transition: 1s;
    -moz-transition: 1s;
    transition: 1s;

    -webkit-border-radius: 20px;
    -moz-border-radius: 20px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    position:relative;
}
figure:before {
    position: absolute;
    content: ' ';
    width: 100%;
    height: 50%;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;

    -webkit-border-radius: 20px;
    -moz-border-radius: 20px;
    border-radius: 20px;

    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,0.7) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.1) 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.7)), color-stop(100%,rgba(255,255,255,.1)));
    background: linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,255,255,0.7) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 100%);
}
figure:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: ' ';
    width: 100%;
    height: 30px;
    bottom: -31px;
    left: 0;

    -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 20px;
    -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 20px;
    -moz-border-radius-topleft: 20px;
    -moz-border-radius-topright: 20px;
    border-top-left-radius: 20px;
    border-top-right-radius: 20px;

    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(230,230,230,.3) 0%, rgba(230,230,230,0) 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(230,230,230,.3)), color-stop(100%,rgba(230,230,230,0)));
    background: linear-gradient(top, rgba(230,230,230,.3) 0%,rgba(230,230,230,0) 100%);
}