JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Jonny

HTML

<div class="grid">
    <figure class="effect-park">
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/180/180" alt="img13"/>
        <figcaption>
            <p>This is placeholder text. Lorem Ipsum.</p>
        </figcaption>			
    </figure>
</div>

CSS

*, *:after, *:before { -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; }
.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after { display: table; content: ''; }
.clearfix:after { clear: both; }

body {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 1em;
	font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* ------------ */
.grid figure {
	position: relative;
	float: left;
	overflow: hidden;
	text-align: center;
	cursor: pointer;
}

.grid figure img {
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	min-height: 100%;
	max-width: 100%;
	opacity: 1;
}

.grid figure figcaption {
	padding: 1em;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 1.25em;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
	backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.grid figure figcaption::before,
.grid figure figcaption::after {
	pointer-events: none;
}

.grid figure figcaption {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
}

.grid figure p {
	margin: 0;
}

.grid figure p {
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	font-size: 68.5%;
	-webkit-filter: blur(0) !important;
	filter: blur(0) !important;
}

/*---------------*/

figure.effect-park {
	background-color: #0D4C16;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

figure.effect-park img {
	opacity: 0.5;
	-webkit-filter: blur(1.5px);
	filter: blur(1.5px);
	-webkit-transform: scale(1.15);
	transform: scale(1.15);
	-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s, -webkit-transform 0.2s;
	transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;

}

figure.effect-park:hover img {
	opacity: 1;
	-webkit-filter: blur(0);
	filter: blur(0);
	-webkit-transform: scale(1);
	transform: scale(1);
}

figure.effect-park p {
	opacity: 1;
	padding: 13px;
	-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s, -webkit-transform 0.2s;
	transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
	-webkit-transform: translate3d(0,20px,0) scale(1.1);
	transform: translate3d(0,20px,0) scale(1.1);
} 

figure.effect-park:hover p {
	-webkit-transform: translate3d(0,0,0) scale(1);
	transform: translate3d(0,0,0) scale(1);
	opacity: 0;
}