.pickgradient {
display:inline-block;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.65)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,0,0,0))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 100%); /* IE10+ */
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.65) 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#a6000000', endColorstr='#00000000',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
}
img{
position:relative;
z-index:-1;
display:block;
height:200px; width:auto;
}
<div class="pickgradient">
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/HDssntn.jpg" />
</div>