css crop

<p class="crop"><a href=""><img src=""></a></p>
.crop {
  border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
  height: 315px;
  margin: 0.5em 10px 2.2em 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.crop img {
  margin: -55px -15px -128px 0;
  width: 100%;
}

http://cssglobe.com/3-easy-and-fast-css-techniques-for-faux-image/