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HTML

<div id="centerpiece">
  <div id="photography"><a href="photography.html">Photography</a></div>
  <div id="painting"><a href="painting.html">Paintings</a></div>
  <div id="sketches"><a href="sketches.html">Sketches</a></div>
  <div id="digitalpainting"><a href="digitalpainting.html">Digital Paintings</a></div>
</div>

CSS

body{
    background: black;
}
#centerpiece div {

    border: 10px solid gray;
    border-radius: 100%;
    background-image: url(images/viraj.jpg);
    line-height: 300px;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
    opacity: .5;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;

}

#centerpiece div a {
    display: block;/*to extend to div boundary*/
    height: 300px;
    border-radius: 100%;
    font-family: Existence Light, Aaargh, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: white;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

#centerpiece div:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

#centerpiece div a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}