Can anyone give me any comparison shots between the normal textures and the high res textures because I downloaded the high res texture pack and am really not noticing much of a difference, I am just wondering if something is screwing up in my game or if the difference really is minimal.

No before and after screenshots but for me the textures are much crisper and have a lot more detail ...

There are some around I guess

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/18317-skyrim-high-resolution-texture-pack-screenshot-comparison/

Answered my own question, I honestly cant really see a big difference in terms of quality apart for the tree however I have seen other people's games and they look amazing, are they using community created mods?