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HTML

<div class="imageWrapper">
    <img src="http://lorempixel.com/300/300/" alt="" />
    <a href="http://google.com" class="cornerLink">Link</a>
</div>

CSS

.imageWrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
}
.imageWrapper img {
    display: block;
}
.imageWrapper .cornerLink {
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    right: 0px;
    padding: 2px 0px;
    color: #ffffff;
    background: #000000;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
    -webkit-transition: opacity 500ms;
    -moz-transition: opacity 500ms;
    -o-transition: opacity 500ms;
    transition: opacity 500ms;
    
}
.imageWrapper:hover .cornerLink {
    opacity: 0.8;
}