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HTML

<section class="highlights">
    <img src="http://lorempixel.com/500/360/city/1/" alt=""/>
</section>

CSS

.highlights {
    height: 360px;
    padding: 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-background-size: cover;
    -moz-background-size: cover;
    -o-background-size: cover;
    background-size: cover; 
}
.highlights img {
    height: auto;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto; 
    display: block;
}
.highlights::before {
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 25px 25px red;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    content: "";
}