How to reproduce the error.
1. Create a new node and add an image in the /node/add/story form
* The node is created fine with the image.
2. Press the "Back button" from your browser (FF in my case) and return to the last page /node/add/story
3. Change the title and the body and create a new node without any image.
Now a appear and error because node_images are trying to add the last image, and now there are not any image.
This is the error message:
The selected file %file could not be copied, because no file by that name exists. Please check that you supplied the correct filename.
Unable to copy image "XXXXXX.jpg".
# notice: Trying to get property of non-object in .../sites/all/modules/node_images/node_images.module on line 493.
# notice: Trying to get property of non-object in .../all/modules/node_images/node_images.module on line 494.
The node is created but there are and invisible image in the Images tab.