Here is my soon-to-be WC entry:
C&C please!
Neat render. I like the soil a lot, very realistic. Must be yafray.
The handle of the blade looks too thin, especially the part just below the blade. The texturing generally is very good, except for the metal blade, which looks procedural. It needs to be a darker colour, this looks chrome instead of silver, plus maybe a brushed effect. Dunno. Oh, and I’m guessing the end of the blade is deliberately chipped? #
Hope this helps. 
thx, gonna work on it right now!
UPDATE:
Must be yafray.
Of CoURSE! We all know that such results are absolutly unacheivable with Blenders internal, fully-capable-of-rending-that-scene renderer!
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dante 
yep, pure blender!