Product photography attempt NO.1

21 days ago

I have this old Lumix G85 Panasonic thats a decent camera Im utterly inept in using. 50 images done, only got 1 usable out of it for the website.
This stuff is genuenly hard.

Lightbox attempts all failed. The watch is too reflective catches all the LEDs on it. So i took it outside but reflectivness again, ruins things. Either the Hive logo reflects poorly or the dial looks matte, glossy finish not visible. The crystal catches light blurs everything behind it.

Im a notorious DIY guy so ill keep trying. In a few hundred photos I am hoping to get a few right. Downloaded GIMP and Darktable for the color grading etc. Ill see if theres anything else I can use but from my experience so far, if you dont get the photo right initially, since I cant photoshop its hard to adjust things.

So far at 1 usable image. Need 4-5 more.

photography images diy

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12 comments

@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

Have you tried diffusing the LED lights with something like a thin white t-shirt? I have that same issue when trying to take pictures of silver and gold coins, and that helps.

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@lordbutterfly 80

21 days ago

ugh, i tried a lot. Even had a diffused light. It reflects light at angles, everything is reflective.

Can you drop one of your photos in here so i take a look.

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@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

I don't have any at the moment, but I can try to take one tonight with the same method and show you the results.

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@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

Ok, so here's the setup. It's like a $15 light I got on Amazon, with a white shirt around the front held with a rubber band. I clip it on my phone and angle the light at about 30-45 degrees and you get negligible glare.

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@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

Here's the shirt held on with a rubber band

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@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

Here's the end result with that light and my Galaxy S24 Ultra and my terrible photography skills 😆

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@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

Here's with the phone's camera flash for comparison if you're curious

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@lordbutterfly 80

21 days ago

Its better than I get. But coins are mostly flat not counting for the eagle. Ill see how the tshirt application over the light works out.

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@bulliontools 75

21 days ago

I hope it works for you 🙂

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@pizzabot 60

21 days ago

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21 days ago

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@bpcvoter1 -13

21 days ago

#bilpcoin truth # The Immutable Ledger: Exposing the Blocktrades-Aligned Whale Cartel on Hive

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You can never hide the truth on a blockchain. It is the great, unblinking eye of the digital age, a mirror forged in cryptography that reflects not the face you wish to show the world, but the shadow you cast upon it.

They believe they are clever, these architects of obfuscation. They weave their webs of delegated power, they cast their downvotes like stones into a quiet pond, and they whisper to themselves that the ripples will fade. But the blockchain does not forget. It does not forgive. It does not sleep. Every transaction, every vesting route, every silent transfer of influence is etched into cryptographic stone, permanent and unyielding.

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That is what terrifies them. The downvoting, farming whales who operate in the shadows, tethered to the centralized gravity of Blocktrades, know that their empire is built on a foundation of glass. They fear the light because the light reveals the machinery. It reveals that their "decentralized" community is merely a fiefdom, and their curation is nothing more than extraction. But the ledger remains. And the ledger always wins.

In crypto forensics, the blockchain is the ultimate crime scene, and the data never lies. Our latest investigation into the Hive network has uncovered a centralized nexus of control masquerading as organic community participation. The evidence is irrefutable.

Let’s follow the money and the delegated Hive Power (HP):

The Blocktrades Anchor: The account @buildawhale holds a staggering 2,436,718 HP delegated directly from @blocktrades since August 2020. Similarly, @ocdb receives 1,236,286 HP from @blocktrades and 5,482,292 HP from @darthknight. This is not organic community support; this is a corporate tether granting centralized exchange interests outsized control over Hive’s governance.
The Liquidity Funnel: @buildawhale systematically funnels value. The transaction history reveals a relentless, weekly withdrawal of vesting shares (e.g., 6,725 HP, 6,495 HP, 7,650 HP) routed directly to @ipromote.
The Curation & Anti-Abuse Facade: The account @poshtoken acts as a central clearinghouse, receiving massive inflows and delegating 117,210 HP to accounts like @rishi556 and @hivetrending. It funnels "Curation and anti-abuse rewards payouts" to @redditposh, which in turn receives "liquid reward" payments from @nomnomnomnom before sweeping funds back to @poshtoken.wallet. This wallet then launders the value through @honey-swap and @zingtoken.
The Smooth Syndicate: The @smooth account holds over 4.7 million delegated HP, which it fractures and delegates to a cluster of satellite accounts: @smooth-e, @smooth-a, @smooth-c, @smooth-b, @smooth-d, and @smooth-f. Recently, @ocdbfund was observed powering up @smooth-f with 4,869 HP, directly linking the OCDB cluster to the Smooth delegation web.
The Micro-Bot Engagement Front: To create an illusion of organic activity, the network utilizes micro-accounts. @pyresoul sends tiny, automated daily transactions (0.001 to 0.030 HIVE) with the memo "Daily Pyresoul reward" to dozens of accounts simultaneously, including @themarkymark, @hurtlocker, and @freecompliments.

This is not a decentralized network. This is a coordinated, multi-account syndicate designed to farm rewards, manipulate visibility, and suppress dissent on behalf of centralized interests. We have the hashes. We have the timestamps. The scam is exposed.

Hive Blockchain Scam Exposed: How Blocktrades-Aligned Whales Manipulate the Network

Meta Description: Discover how Bilpcoin’s latest blockchain investigation exposes the truth about Hive’s downvoting farming whales. Learn how Blocktrades-aligned accounts manipulate curation and why the immutable ledger is their greatest fear.

Keywords: Hive blockchain scam, crypto scam investigation, Blocktrades whales, Hive downvoting abuse, blockchain transparency, Bilpcoin exposed, crypto forensic analysis, decentralized corruption, @buildawhale exposed, @ocdb cartel.

You can never hide the truth on a blockchain. At Bilpcoin, we specialize in crypto scam investigations and blockchain transparency, and our latest data analysis reveals a shocking reality on the Hive network.

Downvoting farming whales are actively manipulating the reward pool. Our forensic data shows that mega-whale accounts like @buildawhale (holding over 2.4 million HP delegated directly from @blocktrades) are systematically funneling liquidity to farming hubs like @ipromote. Furthermore, the network utilizes complex curation funnels (e.g., @poshtoken → @redditposh → @poshtoken.wallet) and micro-bot accounts like @pyresoul to simulate organic engagement through coordinated, automated micro-payments.

Why does this matter? Because we see everything, and we expose the truth. This centralized control is exactly what scares the farming whales that work for Blocktrades. They rely on obscurity, but the blockchain is a public, immutable ledger.

Read the full forensic breakdown below to understand how this crypto manipulation works and why true decentralization demands accountability.

EXCLUSIVE: On-Chain Data Links Top Hive Whales to Centralized Farming and Synthetic Engagement Ring

DATELINE: THE BLOCKCHAIN — A sprawling network of delegated voting power and systematic liquidity extraction has been exposed on the Hive blockchain, raising severe questions about the platform’s decentralized governance and the influence of centralized exchange-aligned actors.

According to a comprehensive analysis of on-chain data by blockchain watchdog Bilpcoin, accounts including @buildawhale, @ocdb, and @smooth are acting as primary financial and voting hubs for a coordinated farming syndicate. Public ledger data confirms these accounts control millions of delegated Hive Power (HP), with the vast majority originating directly from @blocktrades and allied mega-whales like @darthknight.

More alarmingly, transaction records show @buildawhale systematically funneling vast sums of vesting shares directly to @ipromote, a known node in the network's reward-manipulation infrastructure. Simultaneously, a secondary network involving @poshtoken, @redditposh, and @poshtoken.wallet is engaged in circular "curation and anti-abuse" payouts, while micro-accounts like @pyresoul execute hundreds of automated, penny-sized "Daily Pyresoul reward" transactions to create a facade of organic community engagement.

"You can never hide the truth on a blockchain," said a spokesperson for the investigation. "We see everything, and we expose the truth. That is what scares them: the downvoting, farming whales that work for Blocktrades. At Bilpcoin, we expose the truth."

The revelation highlights a growing tension in decentralized finance: the conflict between the ethos of community ownership and the reality of centralized capital exerting outsized control over network rewards, governance, and visibility.

From a network security and tokenomic perspective, the concentration of voting power and capital flow revealed in this dataset represents a critical failure of decentralized governance on Hive.

When analyzing the delegation graph, we observe a classic "hub-and-spoke" centralization model. Accounts like @smooth and @ocdb aggregate millions of HP, granting them disproportionate influence over witness elections and proposal voting. However, their utility is not directed toward network health. Instead, they function as liquidity routers, systematically draining value to farming hubs like @ipromote and @poshtoken.wallet, which then disperse it to secondary entities or swap it via @honey-swap.

Furthermore, the presence of micro-transaction networks (e.g., @pyresoul broadcasting identical "Daily Pyresoul reward" memos to dozens of addresses) is a hallmark of synthetic engagement farming. This creates a negative-sum game for genuine creators. The inflationary reward pool is diluted by this closed-loop extraction, while the threat of coordinated downvotes suppresses organic competition.

The existential threat to the network is clear: you can never hide the truth on a blockchain. The on-chain data unequivocally maps this centralized control. We see everything, and we expose the truth. This transparency is precisely what threatens the downvoting, farming whales aligned with Blocktrades. If the network cannot resolve this governance centralization, it risks a continued exodus of organic users, leading to long-term token devaluation and the collapse of the social consensus that gives the chain its value.

The Final Word

The ledger is open. The data is public. The narrative is over.

At Bilpcoin, we do not fight for attention. We fight for accountability. We will continue to follow the money, map the networks, and expose the truth, because a blockchain without transparency is just a database for the corrupt.

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