Index: imagefield.module
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--- imagefield.module	(revision 2284)
+++ imagefield.module	(working copy)
@@ -687,7 +687,10 @@
   // @todo split following if block into its own function.
   // Store the file data object to be carried on.
   if (is_array($items) && count($items)) {
-    foreach($items as $delta => $file) {
+    foreach($items as $delta => $file) {
+      if (empty($file['fid'])) { 
+        continue; // skip default values
+      }
       if ($file['filepath'] && !$file['flags']['hidden']) {
         $form[$fieldname][$delta] = array (
           '#theme' => 'imagefield_edit_image_row',