<div class="module">
  
  <header>
    <h1>
      Skyscraper
    </h1>
  </header>
</div>

.module {
  background: 
    linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0),
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)
    ),
    url(https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/3/skyscrapers.jpg);
  width: 400px;
  height: 300px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 20px;
}
.module > header {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 20px 10px;
}
.module > header > h1 {
  margin: 0;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 black;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}