A computer-implemented method of creating high-dynamic range images, the method comprising: determining , by one or more computing devices, a signal-to-noise ratio objective associated with an imaging platform configured to move in a direction of travel and capture images of a region of interest using an image sensor having a first portion and a second portion, the signal-to-noise ratio objective specifying a desired signal-to-noise ratio response as a function of a brightness of the region of interest, wherein one or more first filters are associated with the first portion of the imaging sensor and one or more second filters, different to the one or more first filters, are associated with the second portion of the imaging sensor; determining , by the one or more computing devices and based on the one or more first filters and the one or more second filters, a first integration time associated with the first portion of the image sensor and a second integration time associated with the second portion of the image sensor, the first and second integration times being determined to shape, in accordance with the desired signal-to-noise ratio response specified by the signal-to-noise ratio objective, a signal-to-noise ratio curve of a high-dynamic range image to be generated, wherein the first integration time is different than the second integration time; obtaining , by the one or more computing devices, data indicative of a plurality of image frames, each depicting at least a portion of the region of interest, wherein each image frame is captured at least in part by exposing the first portion of the image sensor for the first integration time and exposing the second portion of the image sensor for the second integration time; and generating , by the one or more computing devices, a high-dynamic range image of at least a portion of the region of interest based at least in part on the plurality of image frames. determining , by one or more computing devices, a signal-to-noise ratio objective associated with an imaging platform configured to move in a direction of travel and capture images of a region of interest using an image sensor having a first portion and a second portion, the signal-to-noise ratio objective specifying a desired signal-to-noise ratio response as a function of a brightness of the region of interest, wherein one or more first filters are associated with the first portion of the imaging sensor and one or more second filters, different to the one or more first filters, are associated with the second portion of the imaging sensor; determining , by the one or more computing devices and based on the one or more first filters and the one or more second filters, a first integration time associated with the first portion of the image sensor and a second integration time associated with the second portion of the image sensor, the first and second integration times being determined to shape, in accordance with the desired signal-to-noise ratio response specified by the signal-to-noise ratio objective, a signal-to-noise ratio curve of a high-dynamic range image to be generated, wherein the first integration time is different than the second integration time; obtaining , by the one or more computing devices, data indicative of a plurality of image frames, each depicting at least a portion of the region of interest, wherein each image frame is captured at least in part by exposing the first portion of the image sensor for the first integration time and exposing the second portion of the image sensor for the second integration time; and generating , by the one or more computing devices, a high-dynamic range image of at least a portion of the region of interest based at least in part on the plurality of image frames. <EOS>