time keeps on slipping into the future...

(repost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zT4Y-QNdto
technically the song is "fly like an eagle", but those are not eagles, and the line that inspired this was the "time keeps on slipping" bit...

i'm reposting to implement a suggestion from @salza - still not sure this has quite the right feel, but any additional fiddling seems to be sending it further downhill, so here i shall stop for now... happy for any and all feedback...

for the composite challenge - this go around the theme is "birds"... this is a combo of three images - all mine... the background, the birds and the hourglass... i also attempted to add some fog in photoshop for "atmosphere"...

[☠northy]

@salza - what you were suggesting made sense - thank you! still not sure that it's quite where it needs to be, but i do agree that the harsh horizon in the original edit was a distraction...

[gloria jones]

Terrific image

[Graeme Stevens]

It's still stuck in my head...but the horizon is better :)

[Sally Ings]

@northy I really like how you have softened the horizon, gives it so much more atmosphere.

[Joan Robillard]

It is faster and faster as you get older.

[Mandy]

I really like this composition.

[haskar]

Well done. I like it.

[Marij]

nice light and composition

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This composite absolutely illustrates that song! Before I read your commentary I was already thinking- it's like time is slipping away with the birds. Great work- as usual!

[Shutterbug]

I think the title complements it as well. Clever idea.