framing/focusing close to the ground

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I've been doing a lot of macro shots of flowers and I'm struggling with how to frame and focus when the camera's close to ground level. Most of the time I can't get in close to the viewfinder and the display screen isn't too good in bright sunshine. I seem to end up with either a crick in my neck, out of focus shots, or both
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to get around this?
 
The easy answer is to lie on the ground but I fully understand that that's not an option for some! Other options include right angle adaptors for the viewfinder and live view options such as the Zigview.
 
I think the answer is in buying a right angled funnel for the viewfinder as Nod suggests.
 
Thanks for your replies. I do lie on the ground a lot (not being bothered if passers by wonder what I'm doing!), but I struggle if the camera's angled upwards. I like the suggestion about an angled viewfinder. I'll check them out.
 
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