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Depth Diorama

The photo separates into a shadow-box of depth planes that part ways as the card tilts on hover.

Hover the preview to part the depth planes.

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Perspective900px

Tilt X7deg

Tilt Y-9deg

Back depth70px

Front depth40px

Backdrop blur6px

Duration600ms

Easing

Metadata

interaction: Hover · static fallback
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Static on touch

/* Depth Diorama — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/depth-diorama */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--depth-diorama {
  --ifx-depth: 900px;
  --ifx-tx: 7deg;
  --ifx-ty: -9deg;
  --ifx-back-z: 70px;
  --ifx-front-z: 40px;
  --ifx-blur: 6px;
  --ifx-duration: 600ms;
  --ifx-ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}

.ifx-card--depth-diorama { perspective: var(--ifx-depth, 900px); }
.ifx-card--depth-diorama .ifx-card__img { z-index: 1; }
.ifx-card--depth-diorama .ifx-card__img,
.ifx-card--depth-diorama::before,
.ifx-card--depth-diorama::after {
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 600ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1));
}
.ifx-card--depth-diorama::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: var(--ifx-src, none); background-size: cover; background-position: center;
  filter: blur(var(--ifx-blur, 6px)) brightness(0.62);
  transform: translateZ(calc(-1 * var(--ifx-back-z, 70px))) scale(1.22);
}
.ifx-card--depth-diorama::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.5;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5), transparent 55%);
  transform: translateZ(var(--ifx-front-z, 40px));
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--depth-diorama:hover .ifx-card__img,
  .ifx-card--depth-diorama:focus-within .ifx-card__img {
    transform: rotateX(var(--ifx-tx, 7deg)) rotateY(var(--ifx-ty, -9deg));
  }
  .ifx-card--depth-diorama:hover::before,
  .ifx-card--depth-diorama:focus-within::before {
    transform: rotateX(var(--ifx-tx, 7deg)) rotateY(var(--ifx-ty, -9deg)) translateZ(calc(-1 * var(--ifx-back-z, 70px))) scale(1.22);
  }
  .ifx-card--depth-diorama:hover::after,
  .ifx-card--depth-diorama:focus-within::after {
    transform: rotateX(var(--ifx-tx, 7deg)) rotateY(var(--ifx-ty, -9deg)) translateZ(var(--ifx-front-z, 40px));
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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