I have about 30 sd cards (not including micro cards and Compact Flash cards) that are varying sizes.. I started with 16k cards and went up as camera technology improved to 128gb cards. I have only had 2 card failures and they were the very early 16k cards. I use my small cards to save camera setups on (My Nikon Cameras will allow you to backup all of your settings to an SD card so I do this and keep one in the house and a second in my camera bag). My D7100 has two 128 gb cards in it and I carry 4 extras... my wife's D7000 has two 64 gb cards in hers with two backups. These cards are two years old and have yet to fail. All are the fastest that the manual says that the cameras can use. This allows for fast repeat times and helps keep the camera buffer from filling.

They are repairing/rebuilding the passenger ramps on the memorial so that passenger don't fall through the worn areas.

Frank, I used do be the "public relations officer" for the Yukon, Oklahoma Fire Department.. Basically, this meant that I was authorized to be at (and inside) emergency locations. I had to train and prepare (as all of the "real" firemen did in the tower and other training. I was also "permitted" to help with cleaning, drying etc. of the hoses and other equipment, inventorying the equipment, and of course making emergency runs. I had a siren and lights on my personal car and was (in essence) a volunteer fireman. The department, at that time, had 18 full time firemen (red, blue and green shifts) and 20 or so volunteer firemen. They had enough regular firemen to run the initial truck to the emergency and then the off duty and volunteer firemen provided backup and second and third trucks in. This also included operation of the Emergency Squad truck. All off duty and volunteer firemen were notified (called in) by an emergency phone notification (this was your house phone doing an erratic ring) and when the phone was picked up, allowed the notified person to hear a recording of the address or location of the emergency. My point to all of this is that, as the "official" photographer, I also had other duties to help as needed.
Now, to your basic question. I constantly provided photos (mostly black and white) to the local news papers and also for tv news. The other job requirements allowed me to get photos in places that the "other newsies" wouldn't be allowed or couldn't get to. When shooting, I tried to keep the victims images unidentifiable. Meaning no straight on facial photos.. or the victims needed to be covered in smoke, water spray etc. Also no license plates in vehicle shots. If anything was different from that then you need photo permission forms from everyone.

I have a Rugard strap that has the under arm strap in addition to the main.. it goes (in my case as I am right handed) over the left shoulder (and under the arm) and hangs under the right arm to the hip. Mine has a flip up carrier on the shoulder that holds 2 extra batteries and 6 extra memory cards. This is a good solution for me as I shoot a lot of nature and don't have to carry a camera bag. I do have a second camera that I use a 50mm f/1.8 or an 18-70 lens on for standard shots and I keep my 80-400mm lens on the main.. my "long" camera is a DX and the short to normal camera is FX.

I have a dedicated Nvidia Gforce graphics processor/ accelerator with 8gb of memory. It is a 64 bit card and seems to give faster tighter images at higher resolution. I have a Windows machine with 64gb of memory (upgradable to 128 but not done yet) and 4 6tb high speed SATA drives (I only buy WD or any brand but Seagate. I used to work for Seagate in Oklahoma City as quality assurance and will never/ever purchase a Seagate product again). The graphics card does seem to speed up graphics in Lightroom and other graphics intensive programs... But, in Lightroom, you have to check the graphics accelerator box in the preferences area.

I have 2 DX cameras (Nikon D7000 ((the wife's)), a Nikon D7100 and a Nikon D610) I have managed to replace the couple of DX lenses (which work fine on all but on the D610 it reverts automatically to DX mode) with FX lenses which work fine on all 3 cameras. This eliminates the issues or decisions of FX or DX. Remember that a DX camera will only use the center 2/3rds of the FX lens (the DX portion) but works fine. A DX lens will work fine on the FX camera but will either use the center 2/3rds of the sensor or will shift the camera do DX mode (which in essence uses the center 2/3rds of the FX sensor). An FX lens on a DX camera works fine and the DX camera will only display the area that is being used of the FX lens and discard (since the sensor is smaller than the incoming scene) anything that it doesn't need. AND, what you see through the viewfinder is what you get. By the way... the D610 uses the same battery as the D7100 and D7000 so there is also compatibility there.

You're correct.. I've been trying to get Aurora's new version (and the 2018 version) to work correctly since the last Windows 10 update... I don't think it was the update but have been trying to figure out what changed.. Aurora has also been working on it... (Skylum) to no good results.. don't think it is their fault we just haven't found the solution.. but it is ALSO a good program (when it works)

I'm somewhat fortunate. I have a Domke photo jacket that has zip off sleeves making it a photo vest. It also has a "rain" hood in a back zipper (though I've only used it once). If I'm in the field, I carry the zip on sleeves in my camera backpack or in the car for use if necessary.

I always shoot in RAW/NEF (Nikons Raw) and if necessary, after massaging in Lightroom) export some or all to JPG.

While this is generally true... it isn't 100% true or accurate. Clearwater has a "public" park with a bandstand and large grassy area for viewing concerts. They have regular concerts with fairly big name acts (current and past rock groups, jazz bands, blues, etc. They fence and gate off the access to this area for the 3 day long concert events and sell tickets. During those times, event participants are restricted to the rights listed on the ticket (which may include size of camera and or lenses, or ability to photograph, record or otherwise make copies of the event. While this is "technically" on public property, admission is charged and participants can NOT bring in ice chests, food of beverages from outside. All must be purchased from the inside venders. Offenders may have their equipment confiscated and may face criminal charges. Public access granted by civic authorities does have it's limits and they have staffs of attorneys to make sure that these can not be circumvented.

I have Skylum's portrait Pro and love it for portraits. I use Lightroom for everything else. I do have to say this about Skylum products. They (in addition to regular updates) do a complete redo of their program about once a year.. I have the 2017 version, the 2018 version and now the 2019 versions… The updates are free but I paid about $60 for each of the "upgrades" to the next year. Adobe "rents" you Lightroom Classic CC, Lightroom CC (I only use this on cellphone or tablet), Photoshop, Adobe Spark, and 20gb of Cloud Storage for $9.99 per month or an annual fee somewhat less.. Right now, Adobe is offering the entire Adobe offerings for $39.95 per Month. (normally 59.95).

I have bought from both (and B&H) and have had no issues. I purchased a Nikon 80-400mm lens, and a Nikon D7o00 used from KEH and both are working well. The lens was in excellent shape with the glass being in great shape and included lens caps, case, and the Kirk 80-400 tripod adapter. I've had the lens for about 2 years and it works great. It is the older autofocus that uses the camera focus motor and was a decent price. I purchased to older D70s cameras (one from Adorama and the other from B&H and both were decent for what I paid.. don't use either because they required the Compact flash card and the D7000 uses 2 SD cards. Also the D7000 uses the same batteries as my D7100 and D610 so it makes shooting trips less complicated.

I have had Nikon En-EL15 batteries and then I've had Wasabi and many of the other "off" brand replacement batteries for the En-EL15. I've thrown away all of the "off brand" batteries. They did not last and were (in my opinion) not worth the "savings". Also, if I send my camera into Nikon for repair, they want to make sure that the battery is a Nikon. It isn't worth the risk.

There are several FREE Microsoft Window downloads that will allow you to view all RAW (whether Nikon or Canon) natively in Windows. I use these for general viewing but I use Lightroom and Photoshop for my processing/editing.

Actually, you are misinformed. If the internet is down, the cloud still works unless it has been 30 days since it last reported. The Adobe apps are installed ON YOUR HARDDRIVE. The only time the Cloud goes to the internet is for updates, reinstallation.. and I have it installed on 7 computers (4 desktops and 3 laptops) and it is fine for the $9.99 subscription as long as only two are logged in at any given time. If you try to log a third, it tells you that the two are already used and offers to turn off one or both while you work. If you do that, then later you can restart the other and turn off the extra. This is how I do 7 computers on two licenses.