Hey Doug,
Original image, - Is keeping the two lamps in the shot part of the test to blow out the light sensor for dramatic intent? Why were these two lamps kept in your shot, as oppossed to removing them prior to shooting? Is this part of the test that you are doing?
Image 2 - What did you do to cause Photoshop to create this image? What steps did you go through to arrive at this? It really looks strange, not something that I have ever seen before.
Definitely curious!
Marshall