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I am an Aperture user who wishes to move to Lightroom (and possibly Photoshop). I presently save all my photos to an external drive. Adobe has announced a tool to facilitate the migration to Lightroom 5 from Aperture. My impression is that it requires me to now store all my photos in the Cloud. I am uncomfortable with this from a privacy point of view and the expectation that the cost of storing tens of thousands of photos in the Cloud will be expensive.
Many of my photographer friends have previous versions of Lightroom and Photoshop which allow them to save their photos locally. They do not want to move to the Cloud.
Do I have to use the Cloud if I migrate to Lightroom 5?
If yes, do I have any other options?

You need to upgrade to be able to use iCloud;
For a full support of all iCloud features see: iCloud: iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ
To use MyPhotoStream, you would at least need to upgrade to Lion:
What do I need to use My Photo Stream?
To use My Photo Stream you need an iCloud account, compatible devices, and up-to-date software:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.1 or later
Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and iPhoto 9.2.2 or Aperture 3.2.3 or later
Apple TV (2nd generation) with Apple TV Software Update 5.0 or later
PC with Windows 7 or later and the iCloud Control Panel 2.1 or later for Windows
For complete iCloud setup instructions, visit How to set up iCloud.

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