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God Rays

Crepuscular light shafts fan out from an off-frame point across the photo, like sun through clouds.

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Source position24%

Fan angle8deg

Intensity0.5

Ray color

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interaction: Always on
browser: Modern — CSS masks
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* God Rays — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/god-rays */
.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--god-rays {
  --ifx-gr-x: 24%;
  --ifx-gr-angle: 8deg;
  --ifx-gr-op: 0.5;
  --ifx-gr-color: #fff6d6;
}

.ifx-card--god-rays::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -20%; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: var(--ifx-gr-op, 0.5); filter: blur(6px); mix-blend-mode: screen;
  background: repeating-conic-gradient(from var(--ifx-gr-angle, 8deg) at var(--ifx-gr-x, 24%) -10%,
    var(--ifx-gr-color, #fff6d6) 0deg 3deg, transparent 3deg 13deg);
  --ifx-gr-mask: radial-gradient(120% 120% at var(--ifx-gr-x, 24%) -10%, #000 45%, transparent 82%);
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--ifx-gr-mask); mask-image: var(--ifx-gr-mask);
}

@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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