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Two cuddling mushrooms become Daniel Aucoin's forest portrait

His only new upload turns a mossy fallen tree into a tiny lighting studio for an image called Together.

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Daniel Aucoin Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

I Found Two Mushrooms Cuddling 🍄

Blue backlighting separates two spotted mushroom caps from the darkness. Getting there takes Daniel Aucoin several small lights, a flexible spotlight and a phone app, all arranged around a fallen tree in the woods.

In "I Found Two Mushrooms Cuddling 🍄", he puts a light beneath the trunk, positions another behind the mushrooms and adjusts the colors while checking his camera screen. The finished photograph is called Together, an affectionate title for a pair he found growing through thick, mossy bark.

It was his only upload this week, reaching roughly 9,100 views. Beneath it, viewers discuss the precision lighting and the treasures they might walk past on their own forest outings. One asks how he plans to keep shooting macro through winter; another wants to identify the equipment beside his camera.

The wider channel added a thousand subscribers, reaching 295,000, though daily views are running at less than half their usual pace. Among nearby arts-and-crafts channels, Clara Threads and WHOLEHEARTED Sewing Tutorials & Tools had much larger weekly audiences, while Aucoin sat in the middle of the group.

His strongest daily draw remains "I Used a Mushroom to Photograph a Mushroom", followed by October's extreme-magnification outing, "I Took Macro Photography Too Far". The latter takes him beyond life-size reproduction to tiny forest subjects, including slime mold, where vibrations and getting enough light become part of the challenge. "This Mushroom Is Smoking" is also active: its apparently smoky subject is a puffball releasing spores, captured in a final image assembled from two frames.

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What viewers say

I'm always impressed by the results 😃 I'm often in the woods myself and I'm sure I walk right past many treasures without noticing them.....
@Chris-9090See it on YouTube
Cuddling is such a wonderful word and so apt!
@LindleyHeherSee it on YouTube
I know I speak for many others when I say “much appreciated for your efforts at making these shorts and videos”. One question: now that the cold weather is at hand, what is your plan for shooting macro this winter?
@hanklevesque426See it on YouTube

3 more comments

Wow, precision lighting, changing in detail 😊.
@Yanti-t1wSee it on YouTube
What is the name of the gear you’re using alongside your camera and lens
@alisad3440See it on YouTube
Very cool thank you for sharing.
@zabo4bearsSee it on YouTube

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