Hi folks -ipad2 and iCloud storage....

I've taken the plunge and have come over from the darkside and bought my first Mac device!
I have a 16gb iPad2 and I want to use it primarily for photo work. I use Nikon DSLR cameras and want to load pics onto the 'pad (via the camera connection SD card reader), retouch and upload to iCloud to store them indefinitely in full resolution. I would then delete them from the 'pad (with the originals still on the SD card, which is backed up elsewhere) Is this possible? I don't think I want to make use of photostream's rolling access as I do not have any other mac devices. I guess I'll have to buy more storage? That's no problem though.
Am I on the right track here? Be gentle as I'm a mac newbie!!
TLG

Welcome to the Apple community.
Unfortunately, iCloud does not offer that sort of storage solution. You might try a third party solution such as dropbox or sugarsync. The iPad will do everything else through the new iPhoto app.

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