#800. Seed Hamper

The whole purpose of running cotton through a gin is to extract the seeds from the cotton. At the Burton Cotton Gin in Burton, Texas the seeds, once extracted, were piped over to this hamper where the farmer could pull his wagon under the hamper doors and dump enough seeds for next years planting with plenty extra for mulch.

Title: "Seed Hamper"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS 4 > Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

#797. Gin Engine

This huge old engine powers everything at the Burton Cotton Gin Museum. The engine's exhaust is piped underground to a pair of stacks about 100 yards away but our tour guide assured it is still quite loud in the engine room when it's running; loud enough to shake the ground in the immediate vicinity of the gin.

Title: "Gin Engine"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 plugin

#796. Cotton Wagon

A cotton wagon is staged for weighing at the Burton Cotton Gin Museum in Burton, Texas.

Title: "Cotton Wagon"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Silver Efex Pro 2