Q:

Visual Effects View with blur turns dark gray

Currently we have a Visual Effects View that was added in storyboard like so:

The view is presented modally but for some strange reason I can see the image underneath blurred during the transition but when the transition is complete the blur turns a dark gray:
No code has been written yet, I'm trying to do this all in storyboard.

A:

You need to set the presentation style of your second view controller. 

Select your second view controller 
From the Attributes Inspector set Presentation to Over Current Context

Note: Make sure your second view controller is presented modally.

